Eructation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɹəktˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹəktˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹəktˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪɹəktˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extravasation burping eruption belch belching burp

Word Forms

erupt	verb	become active and spew forth lava and rocks
eruct	verb	eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
extravasate	verb	become active and spew forth lava and rocks
belch	verb	expel gas from the stomach
burp	verb	expel gas from the stomach

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufstoßen

(von Vulkanen), die Dämpfe oder Lava (oder eine so entstandene Ablagerung) ausströmen lassen

🇫🇷French

éructation

(de volcans) déversant des fumées ou de la lave (ou un dépôt ainsi formé)

🇪🇸Spanish

eructo

(de volcanes) derramando humos o lava (o un depósito así formado)

🇮🇹Italian

eruttazione

(di vulcani) eruttando fumi o lava (o un deposito così formato)

🇳🇱Dutch

oprisping

(van vulkanen) waarbij dampen of lava uitstromen (of een aldus gevormde afzetting)

🇵🇹Portuguese

eructação

(de vulcões) expelindo fumaça ou lava (ou um depósito assim formado)

🇷🇺Russian

отрыжка

(о вулканах), изливающих дым или лаву (или образовавшиеся таким образом отложения)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डकार

(ज्वालामुखियों का) धुआँ या लावा (या इस प्रकार बना एक निक्षेप) डालना

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষরণ

(আগ্নেয়গিরির) ধোঁয়া বা লাভা ঢালা (অথবা একটি আমানত তাই গঠিত)

🇮🇳Tamil

வெடிப்பு

(எரிமலைகளின்) புகை அல்லது எரிமலைக்குழம்பு (அல்லது அதனால் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு வைப்பு)

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్ఫోటనం

(అగ్నిపర్వతాల) పొగలు లేదా లావాను పోయడం (లేదా అలా ఏర్పడిన నిక్షేపం)

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्सर्जन

(ज्वालामुखीचा) धूर किंवा लावा ओतणे (किंवा त्यामुळे तयार झालेली ठेव)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇરેક્ટેશન

(જ્વાળામુખીનું) ધૂમાડો અથવા લાવા રેડવું (અથવા તેથી રચાયેલ થાપણ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಗುಳುವಿಕೆ

(ಜ್ವಾಲಾಮುಖಿಗಳ) ಹೊಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಲಾವಾವನ್ನು ಸುರಿಯುವುದು (ಅಥವಾ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ಠೇವಣಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദ്ധാരണം

(അഗ്നിപർവ്വതങ്ങൾ) പുകയോ ലാവയോ പകരുന്നു (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അങ്ങനെ രൂപപ്പെട്ട നിക്ഷേപം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

erectation

(ਜਵਾਲਾਮੁਖੀ ਦਾ) ਧੂੰਏਂ ਜਾਂ ਲਾਵਾ ਨੂੰ ਡੋਲ੍ਹਣਾ (ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਜਮ੍ਹਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

erectation

(آتش فشاں کا) دھواں یا لاوا بہانا (یا اس طرح کا ذخیرہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嗳气

（火山）喷出烟雾或熔岩（或如此形成的沉积物）

🇯🇵Japanese

咆哮

（火山の）噴霧または溶岩（またはそうして形成された堆積物）を注ぎ出すこと

🇰🇷Korean

트림

(화산이) 연기나 용암(또는 그렇게 형성된 퇴적물)을 쏟아내는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ợ hơi

(của núi lửa) phun ra khói hoặc dung nham (hoặc chất lắng đọng được hình thành)

🇹🇭Thai

การตื่นตัว

(ของภูเขาไฟ) พ่นควันหรือลาวาออกมา (หรือตะกอนที่ก่อตัวขึ้น)

🇮🇩Indonesian

ledakan

(gunung berapi) mengeluarkan asap atau lava (atau endapan yang terbentuk)

🇲🇾Malay

eruktasi

(dari gunung berapi) mencurahkan asap atau lava (atau endapan yang terbentuk)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجشؤ

(من البراكين) تتدفق الأبخرة أو الحمم (أو رواسب تكونت على هذا النحو)

🇮🇷Persian

ساخت و ساز

(از آتشفشان ها) بخار یا گدازه (یا رسوبی که به این ترتیب تشکیل شده است)

🇹🇷Turkish

geğirme

(volkanlardan) duman veya lav (veya bu şekilde oluşan birikinti) saçan

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְפִיחָה

(של הרי געש) שפיכת אדים או לבה (או משקע שנוצר כך)

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