eruptive
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹʌptɪv/
adj
Etymology: From French éruptif. By surface analysis, erupt + -ive.
- That erupts or bursts forth.
“’Tis liſtening fear, and dumb amazement all: / When to the ſtartled eye the ſudden glance / Appears far ſouth, eruptive thro’ the cloud; […]”
- Accompanied by eruptions.
“an eruptive fever”
- Produced by eruption.
“eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic”
“The region is further diversified by short ranges of eruptive mountains.”
noun
Etymology: From French éruptif. By surface analysis, erupt + -ive.
- An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.