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DETONATION
detonation
(noun) the act of detonating an explosive
explosion, detonation, blowup
(noun) a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
detonation (countable and uncountable, plural detonations)
An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
Engine knocking, an improper combustion in internal combustion engines
Antonyms
• (with respect to speed of propagation): deflagration
Hypernyms
• combustion
Anagrams
• denotation, taeniodont
Source: Wiktionary
Det`o*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. détonation.]
Definition: An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances' as, the detonation of gun cotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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