eruptive
Use Eruptive in a sentence
tɪv adjective
1.
bursting forth, or tending to burst forth.
3.
Geology. noting a rock formed by the eruption of molten material.
4.
Pathology. causing or accompanied by an eruption or rash.
noun
5.
Geology. an eruptive rock.
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eruptive (ɪˈrʌptɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | erupting or tending to erupt |
| 2. | resembling or of the nature of an eruption |
| 3. | (of rocks) formed from such products as ash and lava resulting from volcanic eruptions |
| 4. | (of a disease) characterized by skin eruptions |
| e'ruptively | |
| —adv | |
| erup'tivity | |
| —n | |
| e'ruptiveness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Earthquakes, volcanic gas emissions, and ground deformation are all at pre-eruptive background levels.
Gradual contraction of a source, distinct from the pre-eruptive inflation sources, is evident from geodetic data.
There were also some occasional grey-colored ash clouds over the eruptive crater.
To study this pattern, the scientists examined rocks that spanned all three eruptive events.
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