'Detonation' definitions:
Definition of 'detonation'
noun
A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction [syn:
explosion, detonation,
blowup]
noun
The act of detonating an explosive
Definition of 'Detonation'
- Detonation \Det`o*na"tion\ (d[e^]t`[-o]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), 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.
[1913 Webster]
- 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
Words containing 'Detonation'
- Detonate,
- Detonated,
- Detonating,
- Detonator,
- Detonization,
- Detonize,
- Detonized,
- Detonizing,
- detonative,
- Detonating gas,
- Detonating powder,
- Detonating primer,
- Detonating tube,
- detonating device,
- detonating fuse,
- volume-detonation bomb
