About The Word Explosion
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Explosion
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What's The Definition Of Explosion?
[n] the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
[n] the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant [n] a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction Synonyms | Synonyms for Explosion: burst | detonation | plosion Related Terms | Find terms related to Explosion: accelerando | acceleration | access | aggravation | backfire | bang | bark | beefing-up | blast | blaze | blaze of temper | blowing up | blowout | blowup | boom | burgeoning | burst | clap | concentration | condensation | consolidation | convulsion | crack | crash | cyclone | deepening | detonation | discharge | disconfirmation | disproof | disproval | disproving | enhancement | eruption | exacerbation | exaggeration | expansion | expose | exposure | fit | flare | flare-up | flash | fulguration | fulmination | fusillade | gale | gunshot | gust | heating-up | heightening | high words | hurricane | increase | information explosion | intensification | invalidation | irruption | magnification | mushrooming | negation | outbreak | outburst | paddy | paroxysm | pickup | pop | population explosion | redargution | redoubling | reductio ad absurdum | reinforcement | report | sally | salvo | scene | seizure | shot | spasm | speedup | step-up | storm | strengthening | tantrum | tempest | tightening | tornado | upheaval | volley | wax | whirlwind See Also | backfire | big bang | blast | blowback | change of integrity | detonation | discharge | fragmentation | fulmination | inflation | occlusive | plosive | plosive consonant | plosive speech sound | release | stop | stop consonant | tone ending Explosion In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*plo"sion\, n. [L. explosio a driving off by
clapping: cf. F. explosion explosion. See {Explode}.]
1. The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which
causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded
gas; as, the explosion of gunpowder, of fire damp,etc.
2. A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of
internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a
steam boiler, etc.
3. A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited
language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.
A formidable explosion of high-church fanaticism.
--Macaulay.
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