different between eruption vs superflare

English

From Middle French éruption, from Latin eruptio

eruption (countable and uncountable, plural eruptions)

A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
A sudden release of pressure or tension.
There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle.
An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.

eruption (plural eruptiones)

super- +? flare

superflare (plural superflares)

(astronomy) A very large-scale magnetic eruption in the atmosphere of a star, possibly qualitatively different from more common, lesser solar flares.

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