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English noun: eruption | |||
| 1. | eruption (event) the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material | ||
| Synonyms | volcanic eruption | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discharge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Plinian eruption | ||
| 2. | eruption (state) symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | symptom | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | eczema vaccinatum, efflorescence, enanthem, enanthema, exanthem, exanthema, Kaposi's varicelliform eruption, rash, roseola, skin eruption, skin rash | ||
| 3. | eruption (state) (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) | ||
| Synonyms | eructation, extravasation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action, activeness, activity | ||
| Domain category | vent, volcano | ||
| 4. | eruption (event) a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) | ||
| Samples | The outbreak of hostilities. | ||
| Synonyms | irruption, outbreak | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | epidemic, recrudescence | ||
| 5. | eruption (event) a sudden very loud noise | ||
| Synonyms | bam, bang, blast, clap | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | water hammer | ||
| 6. | eruption (event) the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | egress, emergence, issue | ||
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