ejaculation
noun
Simple meaning
Ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct or other body structure.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
eejakyoolayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
idʒækjuˈleɪʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
biology
The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct or other body structure.
The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight.
An abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or the exclamation or prayer uttered.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct or other body structure.
Used this way, ejaculation is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a scientific use: it names something precisely within a field of study, so it appears in research and teaching more than in conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Science
- Academic writing
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
Nearby words
- interjection , a specialist term, precise but narrower
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use ejaculation
- “His sudden ejaculation of surprise startled everyone in the quiet room.”noun
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Sense: ejecting or suddenly throwing
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