Eruptive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

producing or characterized by eruptions

produced by the action of fire or intense heat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɹˈʌptɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹˈʌptɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹˈʌptɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪɹˈʌptɪv/.

Examples

an eruptive disease
rocks formed by igneous agents
a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

igneous

Antonyms

aqueous

Parts of Speech

adjective	producing or characterized by eruptions “an eruptive disease”
adjective	produced by the action of fire or intense heat “rocks formed by igneous agents”
adjective	actively spewing out lava “a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring”

Word Forms

erupt

verb

become raw or open

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eruptiv

Eruptionen erzeugen oder durch diese gekennzeichnet sind

🇫🇷French

éruptif

produisant ou caractérisé par des éruptions

🇪🇸Spanish

eruptivo

produciendo o caracterizado por erupciones

🇮🇹Italian

eruttivo

producenti o caratterizzate da eruzioni

🇳🇱Dutch

uitbarstend

veroorzaakt of wordt gekenmerkt door uitbarstingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

eruptivo

produzindo ou caracterizado por erupções

🇷🇺Russian

извергающийся

вызывающие или характеризующиеся высыпаниями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज्वालामुखी

विस्फोटों द्वारा उत्पन्न या विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

বিস্ফোরিত

উত্পাদন বা অগ্ন্যুৎপাত দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வெடிக்கும்

வெடிப்புகளை உருவாக்குதல் அல்லது வகைப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్ఫోటనం

విస్ఫోటనాల ద్వారా ఉత్పత్తి చేయడం లేదా వర్గీకరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

उद्रेक

निर्मिती किंवा उद्रेक द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાટી નીકળવું

વિસ્ફોટો દ્વારા ઉત્પન્ન અથવા લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಫೋಟಿಸುವ

ಸ್ಫೋಟಗಳಿಂದ ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರೂಪಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊട്ടിത്തെറിക്കുന്ന

പൊട്ടിത്തെറികൾ ഉൽപ്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਟਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਫਟਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھٹنے والا

پیدا کرنا یا پھٹنے کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

爆发性的

产生或以喷发为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

噴火的な

噴火を引き起こす、または噴火を特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

폭발적인

분출을 일으키거나 특징짓는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phun trào

sản xuất hoặc đặc trưng bởi các vụ phun trào

🇹🇭Thai

ปะทุ

ก่อให้เกิดหรือมีลักษณะการปะทุ

🇮🇩Indonesian

meletus

menghasilkan atau ditandai dengan letusan

🇵🇭Filipino

pumuputok

gumagawa o nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng mga pagsabog

🇲🇾Malay

meletus

menghasilkan atau dicirikan oleh letusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثائر

إنتاج أو تتميز الانفجارات

🇮🇷Persian

فوران کننده

تولید یا با فوران مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

patlayıcı

patlamalar üreten veya bunlarla karakterize edilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתפָּרֵץ

מייצר או מאופיין בהתפרצויות

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