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explosion
[ ik-sploh-zhuhn ]
noun
- the noise itself:
The loud explosion woke them.
- a violent outburst, as of laughter or anger.
- a sudden, rapid, or great increase:
a population explosion.
- the burning of the mixture of fuel and air in an internal-combustion engine.
- Phonetics. plosion.
explosion
/ ɪ°ìˈ²õ±è±ôəʊÏôÉ™²Ô /
noun
- the act or an instance of exploding
- a violent release of energy resulting from a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction, esp one that produces a shock wave, loud noise, heat, and light Compare implosion
- a sudden or violent outburst of activity, noise, emotion, etc
- a rapid increase, esp in a population
- phonetics another word for plosion
explosion
/ Ä°ì-²õ±è±ôÅ′³ú³óÉ™²Ô /
- A violent blowing apart or bursting caused by energy released from a very fast chemical reaction, a nuclear reaction, or the escape of gases under pressure.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è´Ç²õ³Ùe³æ·±è±ô´Çs¾±´Ç²Ô adjective
- ±è°ù±ðe³æ·±è±ô´Çs¾±´Ç²Ô noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of explosion1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of explosion1
Example Sentences
Ahmed al-Sharaa's attempts to reassure the country's minorities were interrupted in early March by an explosion of violence in Syria's coastal region – a stronghold of the former regime.
He showed me a picture of him in a hospital bed, taken an hour after the explosion, with his face burned, entirely blooded, covered with bandages.
The trailer showed Cruise, who is famous for doing his own stunts, in a series of action-packed scenes - on fighter jets, in explosions and wing walking on a vintage plane.
The document says the tests were successful, with a "powerful and effective" explosion from a device which could not be detected by an X-ray scanner.
In January, two women and two children were killed in an explosion at a plant in the western state of Maharashtra, where European-sourced tyres were being processed.
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