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Detonation

Detonation Meaning & Definition
Detonation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Detonation?

[n] the act of detonating an explosion
[n] a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

Synonyms | Synonyms for Detonation: explosion

Related Terms | Find terms related to Detonation: backfire | bang | bark | blast | blowout | blowup | boom | bowshot | bullet | burst | cannon | crack | discharge | ejection | explosion | flare | flash | fulguration | fulmination | fusillade | gun | gunfire | gunshot | pop | potshot | report | salvo | shot | spray | stoneshot | tattoo | volley

See Also | backfire | big bang | blast | blowback | burst | discharge | explosion | fragmentation | inflation | percussion

Detonation In Webster's Dictionary

\Det`o*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]tonation.] An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances' as, the detonation of gun cotton.

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