ejaculation

ejaculation

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English

Etymology

From French éjaculation, borrowed from Latin ēiaculārī.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /iˌdʒækjuˈleɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: eja‧cu‧la‧tion

Noun

ejaculation (countable and uncountable, plural ejaculations)

  1. The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight.
  2. The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or the exclamation or prayer uttered.
  3. (biology) The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct or other body structure.
    1. (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.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • ejaculate
  • ejaculator
  • ejaculatory
  • eject
  • ejection

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