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Definition of Explosion
1. Noun. A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
Generic synonyms: Discharge
Specialized synonyms: Airburst, Blast, Backfire, Big Bang, Backfire, Blowback, Fragmentation, Inflation
Derivative terms: Blow Up, Detonate, Explode
2. Noun. The act of exploding or bursting. "The burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
Generic synonyms: Change Of Integrity
Specialized synonyms: Detonation, Fulmination
Derivative terms: Burst, Burst, Explode, Explode
3. Noun. A sudden great increase. "The information explosion"
4. Noun. The noise caused by an explosion. "The explosion was heard a mile away"
5. Noun. The terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant.
Generic synonyms: Release, Tone Ending
Group relationships: Occlusive, Plosive, Plosive Consonant, Plosive Speech Sound, Stop, Stop Consonant
Derivative terms: Explode
6. Noun. A sudden outburst. "An explosion of rage"
7. Noun. A golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball.
Definition of Explosion
1. n. 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.
Definition of Explosion
1. Noun. A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.) ¹
2. Noun. A bursting due to pressure. ¹
3. Noun. The sound of an explosion. ¹
4. Noun. A sudden uncontrolled increase. ¹
5. Noun. A sudden outburst. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Explosion
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Explosion
1. 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) Origin: L. Explosio a driving off by clapping: cf. F. Explosion explosion. See Explode. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Explosion
Literary usage of Explosion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by American Ethnological Society (1861)
"ON the 20th day of December, 1860, at about half-past 8 o'clock in the evening,
an explosion took place in the East and West Minor Pits, which was attended ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"explosion is a reaction which proceeds with increased velocity, and is accompanied
by a rise of temperature, the ignition point depending on the heat ..."
3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1898)
"These difficulties may be avoided and the carbon monoxide, hydrogen, methane,
and nitrogen may be determined by explosion, if the determination is ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"On the other hand, chlorine gas, liberated by the explosion of chlorate of potash
and chloride of nitrogen, is very heavy, so that considerable variation ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"The attack was made on the night of 11 April, but with the exception of one
explosion vessel, commanded by Cochrane in person, which shattered the boom in ..."
6. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1892)
"ESH POWDER explosion AT WEST BERKELEY, JULY 9, 1892. The following account of
the great explosion is copied from Industry for August, 1892 : "The Giant ..."
7. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander Kinglake (1877)
"The explosion, although so great a one as to be seen and heard from afar by the
English as well as the French, was less widely apparent to the ..."
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