eruption

noun

erup·tion | \i-ˈrəp-shən

Definition of eruption

1a : an act, process, or instance of erupting

b : the breaking out of a rash on the skin or mucous membrane

2 : a product of erupting (such as a skin rash)

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a great eruption of glee as it suddenly dawned on her that she had won the eruption of the volcano Krakatoa was one of the most violent in global history

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Authorities halted operations at Ngurah Rai International Airport before dawn on Friday, concerned that windblown ash from new eruptions at Mount Agung could interfere with flights. — Ben Otto, WSJ, "Bali Airport Reopens After Volcanic Ash Clears," 29 June 2018 Additionally, more than 600 homes have been burned down by the lava, and the monthlong eruption led to a loss of forest habitat for wildlife and native birds like the Hawaiian honeycreeper, as per USA Today. — Temi Adebowale, Popular Mechanics, "Dramatic Video Shows What the Kilauea Volcano Has Done to Hawaii's Coastline," 15 June 2018 This eruption episode began in early May and has destroyed hundreds of homes on Hawaii's Big Island. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "It's 'raining' green crystals in Hawaii, thanks to Kilauea volcano eruption," 14 June 2018 In a statement released on June 2, the U.S. Geological Survey explained that lava from the eruption’s fissure 8 entered Green Lake and boiled its water away, sending a white plume high into the sky. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Hawaii volcano: Kilauea lava boiled away Big Island's largest freshwater lake," 13 June 2018 Firefighter Cory Barr, a Madison area Realtor and owner of The Barr House in downtown Sun Prairie, died Tuesday after being severely injured in the eruption that leveled Barr's business and damaged surrounding buildings. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Sun Prairie firefighter killed by explosion that destroyed his own bar," 11 July 2018 The simultaneous observations could yield clues to how those eruptions are triggered. — Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, "New China space missions will watch for colliding black holes, solar blasts," 11 July 2018 Besides, where does Gingrich get off talking publicly about bimbo eruptions and all that? — Neil Swidey, BostonGlobe.com, "How Democrats would be better off if Bill Clinton had never been president," 10 July 2018 The eruption shaded the Earth, dropping global average temperatures by almost 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.3 degree Celsius) between 1991 and 1993. — John Fialka, Scientific American, "The Best Way to Shade Earth," 5 July 2018

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eruption

noun

erup·tion | \i-ˈrəp-shən

Kids Definition of eruption

1 : an instance of a volcano exploding

2 : the bursting out of material from a volcano

3 : the sudden occurrence or appearance of something

eruption

noun

erup·tion | \i-ˈrəp-shən

Medical Definition of eruption

1 : an act, process, or instance of erupting the eruption of the tooth from the gum specifically : the breaking out of an exanthem or enanthem on the skin or mucous membrane (as in measles)