eruptive

See also: éruptive

English

Etymology

erupt +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹʌptɪv/

Adjective

eruptive (comparative more eruptive, superlative most eruptive)

1. That erupts or bursts forth.
   • 1727, James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:

     The sudden glance / Appears far south eruptive through the cloud.

2. Accompanied by eruptions.

   an eruptive fever

3. (geology) Produced by eruption.

   eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic

   • 1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 35:

     The region is further diversified by short ranges of eruptive mountains.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• aneruptive
• eruptive prominence
• eruptive star
• eruptive variable
• eruptive xanthoma

Translations

Translations

• Greek: εκρηκτικός (el) (ekriktikós)
• Italian: eruttivo (it)
• Korean: 폭발 (ko) (pokbal), 분화 (ko) (bunhwa), 분출 (ko) (bunchul)
• Polish: erupcyjny (pl)

Noun

eruptive (plural eruptives)

1. An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

eruptive

1. inflection of eruptiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular