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Webster 1913 Edition

Eruptive

E-rup′tive

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
éruptif
.]
1.
Breaking out or bursting forth.
The sudden glance
Appears far south
eruptive
through the cloud.
Thomson.
2.
(Med.)
Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it;
as, an
eruptive
fever
.
3.
(Geol.)
Produced by eruption;
as,
eruptive
rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic
.

E-rup′tive

,
Noun.
(Geol.)
An eruptive rock.

Webster 1828 Edition

Eruptive

ERUP'TIVE

,
Adj.
Bursting forth.
The sudden glance
Appears far south eruptive through the cloud.
1.
Attended with eruptions or efflorescence, or producing it; as an eruptive fever.

Definition 2024

eruptive

eruptive

See also: éruptive

English

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

Translations

Noun

eruptive ‎(plural eruptives)

  1. An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.

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