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ERUCTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
Synonyms:
belch; belching; burp; burping; eructation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
Synonyms:
eructation; eruption; extravasation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
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)
