Ebullition

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state or process of boiling.
  • n. A sudden, violent outpouring, as of emotion: "did not . . . give way to any ebullitions of private grief” ( Thackeray).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the act of boiling
  • n. a sudden emotional outburst
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor.
  • n. Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an aëriform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali.
  • n. A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The bubbling up or agitation which results from the action of heat on a liquid, owing to the lowest portions becoming gaseous and escaping; a boiling up or over.
  • n. Any similar agitation, bubbling up, or disturbed or seething condition or appearance, produced by causes other than heat, as when rapidly flowing water encounters numerous obstacles or contrary currents.
  • n. Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the evolution of an aëriform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali.
  • n. Figuratively, an outward display of feeling; a sudden burst; a pouring forth; an overflowing: as, an ebullition of passion.
  • n. Synonyms Ebullition, Effervescence, Fermentation. Ebullition is a boiling out or up; the word may be applied figuratively to that which suggests heated or intense activity. Effervescence is not the result of heat or of the escape of steam, but of the escape of gas from a liquid. Fermentation is a process often invisible, often taking place in solids, and sometimes producing effervescence in liquids.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an unrestrained expression of emotion
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Variant
    bullition   
    Hyponym
    explosion    acting out    flare    cry   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    outburst    boiling    bubbling    agitation   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts