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ERUCTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eructation mean? 

ERUCTATION (noun)
  The noun ERUCTATION has 2 senses:

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

2. a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouthplay

  Familiarity information: ERUCTATION used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ERUCTATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

eructation; eruption; extravasation

Hypernyms ("eructation" is a kind of...):

action; activeness; activity (the state of being active)

Domain category:

vent; volcano (a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt)

Derivation:

eruct (eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

belch; belching; burp; burping; eructation

Hypernyms ("eructation" is a kind of...):

ejection; expulsion; forcing out; projection (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

Derivation:

eruct (expel gas from the stomach)


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