eruption

1. 1.

   the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

   Synonymsvolcanic eruption

   Broaderdischarge

   NarrowerPlinian eruption
2. 2.

   symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

   Broadersymptom

   Narrowereczema vaccinatumenanthemexanthemrash
3. 3.

   (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

   Synonymseructationextravasation

   Broaderaction

   vent

4. 4.

   a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

   “the outbreak of hostilities”

   Synonymsoutbreakirruption

   Broaderhappening

   Narrowerepidemicrecrudescence
5. 5.

   a sudden very loud noise

   Synonymsbangclapblastbam

   Broadernoise

   Narrowerwater hammer
6. 6.

   the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum

   Broaderemergence

Other forms of eruption

plural

eruptions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about eruption

What does eruption mean?

eruption means "the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in eruption?

eruption has 3 syllables: e-rup-tion. The stress falls on "rup". In IPA it is /ˌiˈɹʌpʃən/.

What is another word for eruption?

Close synonyms include volcanic eruption, eructation, extravasation, outbreak, irruption. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eruption a common word?

eruption is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with eruption?

1 word rhymes with eruption. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.