Eructation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eructation \Er`uc*ta"tion\, n. [L. eructatio: cf. F.
     ['e]ructation.]
     1. The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.
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     2. A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other


        matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eructation
       n 1: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so
            formed) [syn: {eruption}, {extravasation}]
       2: a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through
          the mouth [syn: {belch}, {belching}, {burp}, {burping}]