eruption vs efflorescence

efflorescence vs eruption

eruption and efflorescence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eruption	Yes	No	No	No
efflorescence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, efflorescence is a hyponym of eruption; that is, efflorescence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eruption:

eruption: symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
efflorescence: any red eruption of the skin

Other hyponyms of eruption include eczema vaccinatum, Kaposi's varicelliform eruption, enanthem, enanthema, exanthem, exanthema, skin eruption, rash, roseola, skin rash.

eruption (noun)	efflorescence (noun)
the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material	a powdery deposit on a surface
a sudden very loud noise	the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum	any red eruption of the skin
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)	the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
(of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

Difference between eruption and efflorescence

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