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Explosion

Explosion Definition And Meaning
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.

Explosion Definition And Meaning

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

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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