detonation as a noun: - 1
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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,
discharge,
detonation,
firing,
salvo,
volley.
squib,
cracker,
firecracker,
cherry bomb,
M80,
gun,
cap,
cap gun,
popgun.
implosion.
bomb burst,
atomic explosion,
nuclear explosion
(arms)
727.
[explosive substances]
gunpowder,
dynamite,
gun cotton,
nitroglycerine,
nitrocellulose,
plastic explosive,
plastique,
TNT,
cordite,
trinitrotoluene,
picric acid,
picrates,
mercury fulminate
(arms)
727.
whack,
wham,
pow.
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Roget 173:
violence,
inclemency,
vehemence,
might,
impetuosity;
boisterousness
etc.
adj.;
effervescence,
ebullition;
turbulence,
bluster;
uproar,
callithump [U.S.],
riot,
row,
rumpus,
le diable a quatre [Fr.],
devil to pay,
all the fat in the fire.
severity
etc.
739;
ferocity,
rage,
fury;
exacerbation,
exasperation,
malignity;
fit,
paroxysm;
orgasm,
climax,
aphrodisia†;
force,
brute force;
outrage;
coup de main;
strain,
shock,
shog†;
spasm,
convulsion,
throe;
hysterics,
passion
etc.
(state of excitability)
825.
outbreak,
outburst;
debacle;
burst,
bounce,
dissilience†,
discharge,
volley,
explosion,
blow up,
blast,
detonation,
rush,
eruption,
displosion†,
torrent.
turmoil
etc.
(disorder)
59;
ferment
etc.
(agitation)
315;
storm,
tempest,
rough weather;
squall
etc.
(wind)
349;
earthquake,
volcano,
thunderstorm.
berserk,
berserker;
fury,
dragon,
demon,
tiger,
beldame,
Tisiphone†,
Megaera,
Alecto†,
madcap,
wild beast;
fire eater
etc.
(blusterer)
887.
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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, gun, gunfire, gunshot, pop, potshot, report, salvo, shot, spray, stoneshot, tattoo, volley ... show more.
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