IRRUPTION


Meaning of IRRUPTION in English

/i rup"sheuhn/ , n.

1. a breaking or bursting in; a violent incursion or invasion.

2. Ecol. a sudden increase in an animal population.

[ 1570-80; irruption- (s. of irruptio ), equiv. to irrupt ( us ), ptp. of irrumpere to burst into (see IR- 1 , RUPTURE) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .