eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən 
1
a
: 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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Examples of eruption in a Sentence
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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Most associate Vesuvius with the 79 CE eruption that encased Pompeii in ash, preserving it for eternity.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
In the days following the eruption of the Los Angeles fires, children called and texted their instructors at Jigsaw to make sure their favorite horses were doing okay.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Rubin sheds light on dark energy Type Ia supernovas have been intrinsic to the concept of dark energy since 1998 when two separate teams of researchers used these white dwarf eruptions to determine that the universe was expanding at an accelerating rate.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
This way, something like climate change was also simulated along other extreme events like volcanic eruptions or drought.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2025
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
In the days following the eruption of the Los Angeles fires, children called and texted their instructors at Jigsaw to make sure their favorite horses were doing okay.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Rubin sheds light on dark energy Type Ia supernovas have been intrinsic to the concept of dark energy since 1998 when two separate teams of researchers used these white dwarf eruptions to determine that the universe was expanding at an accelerating rate.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
This way, something like climate change was also simulated along other extreme events like volcanic eruptions or drought.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Eruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eruption. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən
1
: an act, process, or instance of erupting
2
: a product (as a skin rash) of erupting
Medical Definition
eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən
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)
2
: something produced by an act or process of erupting: as
a
: the condition of the skin or mucous membrane caused by erupting
b
: one of the lesions (as a pustule) constituting this condition
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