'Explosion' definitions:
Definition of 'explosion'
(from WordNet)
noun
A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction [syn: explosion, detonation, blowup]
noun
The act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" [syn: explosion, burst]
noun
A sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion"
noun
The noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away"
noun
The terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant [syn: plosion, explosion]
noun
A sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"
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A golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
Definition of 'Explosion'
From: GCIDE
- Explosion \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath. [1913 Webster]
- A formidable explosion of high-church fanaticism. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 4. a sudden and substantial increase; a rapid acceleration; as, the population explosion. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'explosion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Explosion'
- Explosive,
- Explosively,
- Favier explosive,
- atomic explosion,
- bursting explosive,
- disrupting explosive,
- explosive charge,
- explosive compound,
- explosive device,
- explosive mixture,
- explosive unit,
- high explosive,
- impulse explosive,
- low explosive,
- nuclear explosion,
- plastic explosive,
- propellant explosive,
- explosive detection system,
- explosive trace detection,
- improvised explosive device,
- fuel-air explosive