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A detonator, sometimes called a blasting cap in the US, is a small sensitive device used to provoke a larger, more powerful but relatively insensitive secondary explosive of an explosive device used in commercial mining, excavation, demolition, etc.
DETONATOR definition: 1. a small amount of explosive in a bomb that explodes first and causes a larger explosion, or an…. Learn more.
Learn about blasting cap, a device that initiates the detonation of a high explosive by percussion, and fuse, a device for firing explosives in blasting operations or military projectiles. Find out the differences between detonator, primer, and fuze, and their functions and types.
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A detonator is a device or small quantity of explosive used for detonating a high explosive. Learn more about the word history, examples, and related entries of detonator from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Instantaneous Electric Detonators are used for simultaneous initiation of multiple explosive charges in a con-trolled manner having a wide range of applications like quarrying, opencast and non-gassy underground mining, on construction sites, for surface excavation, etc. CDET VECTRA SDD (Millisecond Series)
A detonator is a device for making something, especially a bomb, explode. Learn how to pronounce, use and collocate this word with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.
A detonator is a device that causes an explosive to detonate, or a small amount of explosive in a bomb that explodes first. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of detonator, and see examples from literature and news sources.
