ebullition

Noun

Meaning

A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor.

Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an aeriform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali.

A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gush outburst effusion blowup fume sparkle fizz fit storm explosion outbreak boiling burst fermentation eruption

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Antonyms

order end conclusion finish completion pleasure

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Hypernyms

reflexion expression reflection manifestation

Hyponyms

explosion cry flare acting out

Examples

Let them make their war. Whence come night and day? Whence will the eagle become gray? Whence is it that night is dark? Whence is it that the linnet is green? The ebullition of the sea, How is it not seen? Taliesin

Good fortune opens the hand as well as the heart wonderfully; and to give somewhat when we have largely received, but to afford a vent to the unusual ebullition of the sensations. Charlotte Brontë

Close letter words and terms

ebullioscopically ebullioscopy ebullism ebullitive eburicol eburin