explosion

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• WordNet 3.6
  • n explosion the act of exploding or bursting "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children","the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
  • n explosion a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
  • n explosion a sudden outburst "an explosion of laughter","an explosion of rage"
  • n explosion the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
  • n explosion a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
  • n explosion the noise caused by an explosion "the explosion was heard a mile away"
  • n explosion a sudden great increase "the population explosion","the information explosion"
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Explosive or Sling Fruits

THE EXPLOSION IN THE NEW YORK CITY TUNNEL

"HE KNEW THAT A SECOND EXPLOSION MIGHT COME AT ANY MOMENT."

• Interesting fact: The word Popcorn is derived from the middle English word "poppe," which means "explosive sound"
• • Explosion A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.
  • Explosion a sudden and substantial increase; a rapid acceleration; as, the population explosion .
  • Explosion A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath. "A formidable explosion of high-church fanaticism."
  • Explosion 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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• Interesting fact: If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create explosion that is equal to an atomic bomb
• • n explosion The act of exploding; a sudden expansion of a substance, as gunpowder or an elastic fluid, with force and, usually, a loud report; a sudden and loud discharge: as, the explosion of powder; an explosion of fire-damp.
  • n explosion A sudden bursting, or breaking up or in pieces, from an internal or other force; a blowing up or tearing apart: as, the explosion of a steam-boiler.
  • n explosion A bursting into sudden activity; a violent outburst, as of natural forces or of human emotion, expression, or action.
  • n explosion The discharge of a nerve-cell; the emission of nervous energy from a cell or from a group of cells.
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• Interesting fact: During World War II, Russians used dogs strapped with explosives to blow up German tanks. They trained the dogs to associate the tanks with food and ended up destroying about 25 German tanks using this method
• • n Explosion act of exploding: a sudden violent burst with a loud report: a breaking out of feelings, &c
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• Paul Vernon Buser

  

  “Desire, like the atom, is explosive with creative force.”
• Edward Conklin

  

  “The probability of life originating from accident is comparable to the probability of the unabridged dictionary resulting from an explosion in a printing shop.”
• Primo Levi

  

  “Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of a primary need.”
• Winston Churchill

  

  “Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement.”

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