eruptive

See also: éruptive

English

Etymology

erupt +‎ -ive

Adjective

eruptive (comparative more eruptive, superlative most eruptive)

  1. That erupts or bursts forth.
    • Thomson
      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

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • eruptive prominence
  • eruptive star
  • eruptive variable
  • eruptive xanthoma

Translations
Translations

Noun

eruptive (plural eruptives)

  1. An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.

German

Adjective

eruptive

  1. inflected form of eruptiv
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