Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Eructation \Er`uc*ta"tion\, n. [L. eructatio: cf. F.
['e]ructation.]
1. The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.
2. A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other
matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.
Source : WordNet®
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}]