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Definitions for: 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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: burst, detonation, plosion
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
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