WEB1. : the act or an instance of exploding. injured in a laboratory explosion. 2. : a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth. the explosion of suburbia. an explosion of red hair. 3. : the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants. Synonyms. blast. blowup. bursting. detonation.
WEBAn explosion is a rapid expansion in volume of a given amount of matter associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation of high temperatures and release of high-pressure gases. Explosions may also be generated by a slower expansion that would normally not be forceful, but is not allowed to expand, so that when ...
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EXPLOSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBnoun. an act or instance of exploding; a violent expansion or bursting with noise, as of gunpowder or a boiler (opposed to implosion ). the noise itself: The loud explosion woke them. a violent outburst, as of laughter or anger. a sudden, rapid, or great increase: a population explosion.
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EXPLOSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEB4 days ago · An explosion is a sudden catastrophic release of energy, causing a pressure wave. An explosion happens when a free gas expands very quickly, because of a chemical reaction that produces a gas, or because a container of pressurized gas ruptures.
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Explosion - definition of explosion by The Free Dictionary
WEBn. 1. the act or an instance of exploding. 2. (Chemistry) a violent release of energy resulting from a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction, esp one that produces a shock wave, …
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EXPLOSION | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary
WEBB2. the action of something such as a bomb exploding: Forty people were killed in the explosion. Fewer examples. a loud explosion. The force of the explosion shattered every …
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explosion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
WEB[countable, uncountable] the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode. a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion. There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames. a huge/massive explosion.
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Explosion Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
WEBEXPLOSION meaning: 1 : the sudden, loud, and violent release of energy that happens when something (such as a bomb) breaks apart in a way that sends parts flying outward; 2 : a sudden and very fast increase.
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Explosion - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBDefinitions of explosion. noun. the act of exploding or bursting. “the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children”. synonyms: burst. see more. noun. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction. synonyms: blowup, detonation.
