EXPLOSION
\ɛksplˈə͡ʊʒən], \ɛksplˈəʊʒən], \ɛ_k_s_p_l_ˈəʊ_ʒ_ə_n]\
Definitions of EXPLOSION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
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the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
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a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"
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the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away"
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a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion"
By Princeton University
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a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
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the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.
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A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.
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A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of bursting from a solid to a gaseous state; a sudden bursting with a loud report; a sudden and violent outbreak.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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A bursting with violence and a loud report, due to the sudden expansion of an elastic fluid; any violent outburst, as of pent-up elements.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A bursting forth with violence and noise; a sudden expansion with noise by excessive internal pressure; the noise itself.
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See explode.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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A noisy and violent commotion from the bursting of a receptacle containing gas or liquid under pressure or from the sudden evolution of gas in consequence of chemical action precipitated by ignition or concussion. In medicine, the sudden occurrence of symptoms. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
