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detonation

noun

1 detonation

A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.

synonyms: blowup, explosion.

Roget 406: snap etc. v.; rapping etc. v.; decrepitation, crepitation; report, thud; burst, explosion, blast, boom, ... show more

Roget 173: violence, inclemency, vehemence, might, impetuosity; boisterousness etc. adj.; effervescence, ebullition; turbulence, bluster; uproar, callithump [U.S.], ... show more

Dutch: detonatie, explosie, ontploffing
Polish: detonacja, eksplozja, wybuch

2 detonation

The act of detonating an explosive.

Polish: zdetonowanie


Moby thesaurus: backfire, bang, bark, blast, blowout, blowup, boom, bowshot, bullet, burst, cannon, crack, discharge, ejection, explosion, flare, flash, fulguration, fulmination, fusillade ... show more.

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