English Online Dictionary. What means ejaculation? What does ejaculation mean?
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)
- 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.
Derived terms
Related terms
- ejaculate
- ejaculator
- ejaculatory
- eject
- ejection