eruptive
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- adjective
- /ɪˈrʌptɪv/
- Specialized
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eruptivo
- This is being interpreted by the Icelandic Met Office as a sign that the eruption itself may be winding down after less than a month of activity; the earthquakes and inflation associated with the eruption appear to be subsiding along with the actual eruptive activity.
- eruptive activity
- eruptive volcano
Examples
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Reed stands nearby and watches; JACK (VO)... when stripped to the bone, Diggler's more eruptive than a volcano on a bad day.
Fiction book (1997) -
Scientists monitor eruptive activity to predict potential hazards from the volcano.
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With an eruptive column of this size, it is not out of the question that the pressure front could have heated the air directly in front of the flow.
Blog text (34) -
A shorter exposure photograph reveals a remarkable eruptive structure, or jet, near the nucleus.
Academic text (1992) -
When stripped to the bone... ...Diggler's more eruptive than a volcano on a bad day.
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By the time of my visit two years later, the Grmsvtn caldera held only a hundred feet of water, the ice was healing over the rift in the center of Vatnajkull caused by the eruption, and the Gjlp eruptive pile could be investigated in detail.
Academic text (2002) -
This is borne out today in the brains that govern the radically different body plans of octopuses, cetaceans, and anthropoid apes, and our world's first taste of this complexity appeared with eruptive force.
Academic text (1999) -
The volcano is known for its eruptive force, frequently sending ash and lava high into the sky.
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During an eruptive event, the landscape around the volcano can change dramatically.
Synonyms
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6.8
Showing sudden strong anger that comes out quickly
Relating to a sudden violent outburst like a volcano or geyser
How Eruptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eruptive comes from Latin erumpere (from e- 'out' + rumpere 'break'), which means 'break out'. So an eruptive volcano is one that 'breaks out' with lava or ash and is active and sudden.