eruption

«eruption» in Mova's school dictionary: when a volcano suddenly throws out lava, ash, rocks and gas — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an eruption, eruptions)

meaning for a pupil

1) An eruption is when a volcano suddenly throws out lava, ash, rocks and gas. tree →

2) An eruption is a sudden burst of something, like noise, laughter, anger or fighting. tree →

3) An eruption on the skin is a sudden rash or spots. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography lessons volcanic eruptions are studied with lava, magma, ash clouds and safety. In stories, an eruption of laughter or anger tells the reader something happened suddenly. Phrases: volcanic eruption, an eruption of laughter, erupt into.

examples

• The eruption of the volcano sent ash high into the sky. tree →
• People left the island before the eruption. tree →
• Lava flowed down the mountain after the eruption. tree →
• There was an eruption of laughter when the teacher fell off his chair. tree →
• Scientists try to predict eruptions to keep people safe. tree →
• Our model volcano had an eruption of baking soda and vinegar foam. tree →
• The eruption of the geyser shot water into the air. tree →
• He showed them colored plates of Naples, and spoke of excursions to Mount Vesuvius, and the eruptions of fire from it. tree →

note

Countable: an eruption, eruptions («an» because it starts with a vowel sound). Verb: erupt. Do not confuse with «interruption» (stopping someone while they speak). Safety: during an eruption, follow official warnings and stay away from ash.

In the corpora

• Tsunamis can also be caused by landslides, volcanic eruptions and, very rarely, meteorite impacts.
• When a huge eruption empties the magma chamber, the ground above can collapse into a giant crater called a caldera.
• Pliny the Younger wrote an eyewitness account of the AD 79 eruption, and tall ash-column eruptions are now called Plinian.
• Tambora in Indonesia erupted in 1815, the largest eruption in recorded history, killing tens of thousands of people.
• Krakatoa's eruption in 1883 was heard nearly 5,000 km away, and its tsunamis killed over 36,000 people.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «eruption» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.