Eruptive synonyms

ēruptiv, iruptiv

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igneous
Produced by the action of fire; specif., formed by volcanic action or intense heat, as intrusive or extrusive rock solidified from molten magma or lava
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aqueous (antonym)
Aqueous is defined as rocks formed by water action, such as rocks made of sediment.
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magmatic (related)
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strombolian (related)
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volcanism (related)
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hydrothermal (related)
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Eruptive Sentence Examples

  • They are found chiefly in the neighbourhood of the eruptive masses.

  • The number of main craters may be about twenty-five, but there are very many small eruptive cones on the flanks of the old volcanoes.

  • They include gypsum, dolomite, conglomerates, phyllites, and a basic series of eruptive rocks (gabbros, peridotites, serpentines).

  • With the J urassic beds is associated an extensive series of eruptive rocks (gabbro, peridotite, serpentine, diorite, granite, &c.); they are chiefly of Jurassic age, but the eruptions may have continued into the Lower Cretaceous.

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