Link Centre Dictionary

eruptive

erup·tive

UK/ɪˈɹʌptɪv/ US/ˌɪˈrʌptɪv/ uncommon

adjective

1.

igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth''s surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt

  • “volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian”
Synonyms
Similar
2.

of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth''s surface; granite or diorite or gabbro

Similar
3.

erupting or tending to erupt

  • “a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring”
Similar

Origin

From French éruptif. By surface analysis, erupt + -ive.

Phrases

  • eruptive prominence
  • eruptive star
  • eruptive variable
  • eruptive xanthoma

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.