detonation
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det·o·na·tion
(dĕt′n-ā′shən)n.
1. The act of exploding.
2. An explosion.
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detonation
(ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən)n
1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an explosion or the act of exploding
2. (Automotive Engineering) the spontaneous combustion in an internal-combustion engine of part of the mixture before it has been reached by the flame front, causing the engine to knock
3. (General Physics) physics rapid combustion, esp that occurring within a shock wave
ˈdetoˌnative adj
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det•o•na•tion
(ˌdɛt nˈeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act of detonating.
2. an explosion.
[1670–80; < French]
det′o•na`tive, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() discharge - the sudden giving off of energy airburst - an explosion in the atmosphere blast - an explosion (as of dynamite) backfire - a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine big bang - (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe fragmentation - the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes inflation - (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang |
2. | detonation - the act of detonating an explosive burst, explosion - the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" percussion - the act of exploding a percussion cap |
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detonation
noun
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Translations
إنْفِجار، تَفْجير
výbuch
detonationsprængning
pamahduspaukkuräjähdys
detonációrobbanás
sprenging
patla ma
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detonation
n → Zündung f
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detonate
(ˈdetəneit) verb to (cause to) explode violently. This device detonates the bomb.
ˌdetoˈnation noun an explosion.
ˈdetonator noun something (especially a piece of equipment) that sets off an explosion.
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