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explosion
Found in thesaurus: discharge, change of integrity, increase, noise, release, tone ending, gush, effusion, outburst, blowup, ebullition, golf shot, golf stroke, swing
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explosion
n.
act of exploding, detonation; sound of a detonation; outburst (of laughter, anger, etc.); sudden increase
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Explosion
An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. Supersonic explosions created by high explosives are known as detonations and travel via supersonic shock waves. explosions are created by low explosives through a slower burning process known as deflagration. When caused by a man-made device such as an exploding rocket or firework, the audible component of an explosion is referred to as its "report" (which can also be used as a verb, e.g., "the rocket reported loudly upon impact".)
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Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower
Explosion! is the Museum of Naval Firepower situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It now forms part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
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explosion
Noun
1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
(synonym) detonation, blowup
(hypernym) discharge
(hyponym) airburst
(derivation) explode, detonate, blow up, set off
2. 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"
(synonym) burst
(hypernym) change of integrity
(hyponym) detonation
(derivation) explode, detonate, blow up, set off
3. a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion"
(hypernym) increase
(derivation) explode, irrupt
4. the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away"
(hypernym) noise
5. the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
(synonym) plosion
(hypernym) release, tone ending
(part-holonym) stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive
(derivation) explode
6. a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"
(hypernym) effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition
(derivation) explode, burst forth, break loose
7. a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
(hypernym) golf stroke, golf shot, swing
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Explosion (die)
nf.
explosion, act of exploding, detonation, blowing up, fulmination
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explosion
nf.
explosion, blowing up, detonation; outburst, outbreak, eruption; blaze, burst, blast
