"eruptive" meaning in English

See eruptive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈɹʌptɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eruptive.wav Forms: more eruptive [comparative], most eruptive [superlative]
Etymology: From French éruptif. By surface analysis, erupt + -ive. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|éruptif}} French éruptif, {{surf|en|erupt|-ive}} By surface analysis, erupt + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} eruptive (comparative more eruptive, superlative most eruptive)
  1. That erupts or bursts forth. Translations (Translations): εκρηκτικός (ekriktikós) (Greek), eruttivo (Italian), 폭발 (pokbal) (Korean), 분화 (bunhwa) (Korean), 분출 (bunchul) (Korean), erupcyjny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-eruptive-en-adj-17srp~p2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 20 18 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 52 19 17 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 18 17 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 25 12 8 2 1 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 17 14 9 1 1 12 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 47 19 23 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 51 21 17 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 49 22 18 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 21 18 11 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 57 25 19
  2. Accompanied by eruptions.
    Sense id: en-eruptive-en-adj-RkjxDGfl
  3. (geology) Produced by eruption. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-eruptive-en-adj-Bdh40xmH Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aneruptive, eruptively, eruptiveness, eruptive prominence, eruptive star, eruptive variable, eruptive xanthoma, eruptivity, intereruptive, noneruptive, posteruptive, preeruptive, syneruptive, uneruptive

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈɹʌptɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eruptive.wav Forms: eruptives [plural]
Etymology: From French éruptif. By surface analysis, erupt + -ive. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|éruptif}} French éruptif, {{surf|en|erupt|-ive}} By surface analysis, erupt + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} eruptive (plural eruptives)
  1. An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.
    Sense id: en-eruptive-en-noun-JmjxK8qP

Inflected forms

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