ebullition
/ˌiːbəˈlɪʃən/
ebullition noun: the act of boiling.
Noun
ebullition (countable and uncountable, plural ebullitions)
- The act of boiling.
- It overflows at one point and forms a little stream of hot water, which at a hundred yards' distance is still too hot to hold the hand in. A little further on, in a piece of rough wood, were two other springs not so regular in outline, but appearing to be much hotter, as they were in a continual...1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 406
- Suddenly, and at the same moment, the ebullition ceased, and the compound changed to a dark purple, which faded again more slowly to a watery green.1886, Robert Louis Stephenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- Synonyms:
- ebullience
- A sudden emotional outburst.
- His threats—his severe exclamations were but ebullitions of keen vexation, of agony of mind.1807, [Miss Guion], chapter VII, in The Three Germans. Mysteries Exemplified in the Life of Holstein of Lutztein. A German Romance. […], volume III, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC...
- Having vented the first ebullition of his wrath, he despatched a message demanding the surrender of the corporal […].1832, Washington Irving, Tales from the Alhambra
- Synonyms:
- ebullience
ebullition meaning in Tamil and Urdu
ebullition in Tamil
- கொதிப்பு, கொதித்தல்
ebullition in Urdu
- ہیجان
Examples of ebullition in a sentence
- A little further on, in a piece of rough wood, were two other springs not so regular in outline, but appearing to be much hotter, as they were in a continual state of active ebullition.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 406:
- ...it is apparent to me that these little ebullitions, or whatever they may be called, of the black guillemots are of a blended nature...1905, Selous, Edmund, chapter X, in The Bird Watcher in the Shetlands, page 71:
Synonyms of ebullition
Forms of ebullition
| plural | ebullitions |
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Origin of ebullition
From Old French ebullition, from Latin ēbullītiō, from ēbulliō (“to boil”).
Words formed from ebullition
Questions about ebullition
- What does ebullition mean?
- Ebullition means the act of boiling.
- What is ebullition in Tamil?
- Ebullition in Tamil is கொதிப்பு, கொதித்தல். See Ebullition meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use ebullition in a sentence?
- A little further on, in a piece of rough wood, were two other springs not so regular in outline, but appearing to be much hotter, as they were in a continual state of active ebullition.
- What part of speech is ebullition?
- Ebullition is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ebullition?
- Ebullition is pronounced /ˌiːbəˈlɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of ebullition?
- The plural of ebullition is ebullitions.
Words near ebullition in the dictionary
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