EJACULATION

ejaculation, interjection

(noun) an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion

ejaculation

(noun) the discharge of semen in males

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ejaculation (countable and uncountable, plural ejaculations)

The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight.

The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or the exclamation or prayer uttered.

(biology) The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct or other body structure.

(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.

Source: Wiktionary


E*jac`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. éjaculation.]

1. The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight. [Archaic or Technical] "An ejaculation or irradiation of the eye." Bacon.

2. The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or the exclamation or prayer uttered. In your dressing, let there be jaculations fitted to the several actions of dressing. Jer. Taylor.

3. (Physiol.)

Definition: The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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