Eruption
noun
When something bursts or explodes out of something else in a sudden and violent way.
The sudden eruption of the volcano forced many people to evacuate the island
Often appears as...
- volcanic eruption
- sudden eruption
noun
A sudden appearance of a lot of things, like feelings, actions or diseases.
An eruption of protests across the country followed the government's controversial decision
Often appears as...
- eruption of violence
- eruption of protests
noun
A red, painful, sometimes itchy bump on the skin.
She had a bad allergic reaction to the drug, resulting in an eruption of hives all over her body
Often appears as...
- eruption of hives
- eruption of spots
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Technical
noun
When something bursts or explodes out of something else in a sudden and violent way.
The sudden eruption of the volcano forced many people to evacuate the island
Often appears as...
- volcanic eruption
- sudden eruption
noun
A sudden appearance of a lot of things, like feelings, actions or diseases.
An eruption of protests across the country followed the government's controversial decision
Often appears as...
- eruption of violence
- eruption of protests
noun
A red, painful, sometimes itchy bump on the skin.
She had a bad allergic reaction to the drug, resulting in an eruption of hives all over her body
Often appears as...
- eruption of hives
- eruption of spots
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Phenomena
Often used to describe powerful natural events like volcanic activities.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 left a profound impact on the landscape.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can metaphorically describe a sudden forceful expression or release.
His laughter was like an eruption of joy amidst the silence.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Emphasizes the intensity and suddenness of an event.
The eruption of applause when she finished singing was overwhelming.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Phenomena
Often used to describe powerful natural events like volcanic activities.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 left a profound impact on the landscape.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can metaphorically describe a sudden forceful expression or release.
His laughter was like an eruption of joy amidst the silence.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Emphasizes the intensity and suddenness of an event.
The eruption of applause when she finished singing was overwhelming.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Phenomena
Often used to describe powerful natural events like volcanic activities.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 left a profound impact on the landscape.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can metaphorically describe a sudden forceful expression or release.
His laughter was like an eruption of joy amidst the silence.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Emphasizes the intensity and suddenness of an event.
The eruption of applause when she finished singing was overwhelming.
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Video examples
Carl Safina: The oil...
I would certainly think. But if you look at that graph that goes down and down and down, that's what we've done to this species through overfishing over many decades. So while the oil spill, the leak, the eruption, is a catastrophe, I think it's important to keep in mind that we've done a lot to affect what's in the ocean, for a very long time.
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Robot vs. Volcano:...
out you start asking why they go in there in the first place do they sense an eruption and then get out of there or are they just caught up in and blown up in the air chances are not but really it's an open question Morgan is one of our guides and he's the highest respected navigator in that region and we're watching the volcano
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Bryan Smith: Adrenaline...
you could ever imagine a need to go a long long ways across the world and then we got dropped off in the middle of nowhere and the helicopter just leaves and disappears and this first river was the current sky River which had a major volcanic eruption back about ten or twelve years ago now and wiped out all
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Meet the World's Tiniest...
eruption lingers in the atmosphere the particles will block the sunlight and stop the plants from doing photosynthesis effectively killing them however once the particles settle they provide a lot of nutrients to the ground and the newly solidified lava that has cleared the previous plant life now
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Filming Lions Hunting...
we rigged all the vehicles with the infrared lights and the infrared cameras and then we drove out and we we heard the lions roaring and we followed the sound of the roar we drove through the trees all of a sudden there was this extraordinary sound it was like a sort of eruption of lions roaring
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The secrets in volcanic...
most of us do instead is wait until the eruptions over and go out to the scene of the crime because the volcanic debris has chemical clues that tell us what happened deep in the earth before the eruption started literally a couple days ago last week I was up in the high
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The colossal consequences...
One of the most dangerous types of supervolcano is an explosive caldera, formed when a volcanic mountain collapses after an eruption so large that the now-empty magma chamber can no longer support its weight.
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The Feathered Dinosaur PIPE...
because of the rare conditions under which they were preserved a volcanic eruption buried the creature in soft ash locking in all its secrets before it could decompose and it wasn't the only one
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Deepest Ocean Eruption...
researchers witnessed a spectacular fiery underwater volcano explosion and captured it on video it's believed to be the deepest ocean volcano eruption ever
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Pompeii: New Studies...
a very large eruption of Zeus it's very important for civil protection for future prevention of future eruptions at Missouri's
Video examples
Carl Safina: The oil...
I would certainly think. But if you look at that graph that goes down and down and down, that's what we've done to this species through overfishing over many decades. So while the oil spill, the leak, the eruption, is a catastrophe, I think it's important to keep in mind that we've done a lot to affect what's in the ocean, for a very long time.
Video examples
Robot vs. Volcano:...
out you start asking why they go in there in the first place do they sense an eruption and then get out of there or are they just caught up in and blown up in the air chances are not but really it's an open question Morgan is one of our guides and he's the highest respected navigator in that region and we're watching the volcano
Video examples
Bryan Smith: Adrenaline...
you could ever imagine a need to go a long long ways across the world and then we got dropped off in the middle of nowhere and the helicopter just leaves and disappears and this first river was the current sky River which had a major volcanic eruption back about ten or twelve years ago now and wiped out all
Video examples
Meet the World's Tiniest...
eruption lingers in the atmosphere the particles will block the sunlight and stop the plants from doing photosynthesis effectively killing them however once the particles settle they provide a lot of nutrients to the ground and the newly solidified lava that has cleared the previous plant life now
Video examples
Filming Lions Hunting...
we rigged all the vehicles with the infrared lights and the infrared cameras and then we drove out and we we heard the lions roaring and we followed the sound of the roar we drove through the trees all of a sudden there was this extraordinary sound it was like a sort of eruption of lions roaring
Video examples
The secrets in volcanic...
most of us do instead is wait until the eruptions over and go out to the scene of the crime because the volcanic debris has chemical clues that tell us what happened deep in the earth before the eruption started literally a couple days ago last week I was up in the high
Video examples
The colossal consequences...
One of the most dangerous types of supervolcano is an explosive caldera, formed when a volcanic mountain collapses after an eruption so large that the now-empty magma chamber can no longer support its weight.
Video examples
The Feathered Dinosaur PIPE...
because of the rare conditions under which they were preserved a volcanic eruption buried the creature in soft ash locking in all its secrets before it could decompose and it wasn't the only one
Video examples
Deepest Ocean Eruption...
researchers witnessed a spectacular fiery underwater volcano explosion and captured it on video it's believed to be the deepest ocean volcano eruption ever
Video examples
Pompeii: New Studies...
a very large eruption of Zeus it's very important for civil protection for future prevention of future eruptions at Missouri's
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James Balog
American Photographer
We still carry this old caveman-imprint idea that we're small, nature's big, and it's everything we can manage to hang on and survive. When big geophysical events happen - a huge earthquake, tsunami, or volcanic eruption - we're reminded of that.
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Michelle Paver
British Novelist
I've climbed Stromboli when it's erupting, which is quite a heavy climb: three hours with a helmet to get to the top. When you're there, and it's dark, and you can see this eruption and feel it, it's quite different to watching it on TV.
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Stephen Greenblatt
American Critic
First of all, there was a volcano of words, an eruption of words that Shakespeare had never used before that had never been used in the English language before. It's astonishing. It pours out of him.
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David Maisel
American Businessman
The thing that struck me most about the Mount St. Helens project was not the devastation of the eruption, but the logging industry - the earth transformed on that scale by humans.
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Peter Tosh
Jamaican Musician
I love to watch television in Babylon, especially the news because it's so full of corruption. I-man know there is so much corruption, there is bound to be an eruption!
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Miroslav Lajcak
Slovak Diplomat
It is far easier and more effective - and not just in terms of cost - to prevent conventional conflicts than to intervene after an eruption of violence.
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Fisher Ames
American Statesman
A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.
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Panos Cosmatos
Canadian Director
Black Rainbow' is about control and your emotions being repressed and controlled, and 'Mandy's' about all a volcanic eruption!
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Raoul Vaneigem
Belgian Philosopher
The eruption of lived pleasure is such that in losing myself I find myself; forgetting that I exist, I realize myself.
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Christopher Hitchens
American Author
I took part in what was actually the last eruption of Marxist internationalism.
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James Balog
American Photographer
We still carry this old caveman-imprint idea that we're small, nature's big, and it's everything we can manage to hang on and survive. When big geophysical events happen - a huge earthquake, tsunami, or volcanic eruption - we're reminded of that.
Quote examples
Michelle Paver
British Novelist
I've climbed Stromboli when it's erupting, which is quite a heavy climb: three hours with a helmet to get to the top. When you're there, and it's dark, and you can see this eruption and feel it, it's quite different to watching it on TV.
Quote examples
Stephen Greenblatt
American Critic
First of all, there was a volcano of words, an eruption of words that Shakespeare had never used before that had never been used in the English language before. It's astonishing. It pours out of him.
Quote examples
David Maisel
American Businessman
The thing that struck me most about the Mount St. Helens project was not the devastation of the eruption, but the logging industry - the earth transformed on that scale by humans.
Quote examples
Peter Tosh
Jamaican Musician
I love to watch television in Babylon, especially the news because it's so full of corruption. I-man know there is so much corruption, there is bound to be an eruption!
Quote examples
Miroslav Lajcak
Slovak Diplomat
It is far easier and more effective - and not just in terms of cost - to prevent conventional conflicts than to intervene after an eruption of violence.
Quote examples
Fisher Ames
American Statesman
A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.
Quote examples
Panos Cosmatos
Canadian Director
Black Rainbow' is about control and your emotions being repressed and controlled, and 'Mandy's' about all a volcanic eruption!
Quote examples
Raoul Vaneigem
Belgian Philosopher
The eruption of lived pleasure is such that in losing myself I find myself; forgetting that I exist, I realize myself.
Quote examples
Christopher Hitchens
American Author
I took part in what was actually the last eruption of Marxist internationalism.
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