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eruptive definition
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Overview of adj eruptive The adj eruptive has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. eruptive, volcanic -- (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") 2. irruptive, eruptive, plutonic -- (igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro) 3. eruptive, erupting -- (erupting or tending to erupt; "a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring"; "people fled from the erupting volcano") Antonyms of adj eruptive 3 senses of eruptive Sense 1 eruptive, volcanic INDIRECT (VIA extrusive) -> intrusive Sense 2 irruptive, eruptive, plutonic INDIRECT (VIA intrusive) -> extrusive Sense 3 eruptive, erupting(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA extinct, active) -> dormant, inactive INDIRECT (VIA active, dormant) -> extinct, inactive Similarity of adj eruptive 3 senses of eruptive Sense 1 eruptive, volcanic => extrusive (vs. intrusive) Sense 2 irruptive, eruptive, plutonic => intrusive (vs. extrusive) Sense 3 eruptive, erupting(postnominal) => active (vs. dormant) (vs. extinct) Attributes of adj eruptive Familiarity of adj eruptive eruptive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj eruptive eruptive Overview of adj eruptive The adj eruptive has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. eruptive, volcanic -- (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") 2. irruptive, eruptive, plutonic -- (igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro) 3. eruptive, erupting -- (erupting or tending to erupt; "a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring"; "people fled from the erupting volcano")
eruptive definition
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