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- Dictionaryexplosion/ɪkˈspləʊʒn/
noun
- 1. a violent shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb: "three explosions damaged buildings at the barracks" Similar
- 2. a sudden outburst of something such as violent emotion, especially anger: "an explosion of anger inside the factory" Similar
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EXPLOSION definition: 1. the fact of something such as a bomb exploding: 2. a sudden strong expression of emotion: 3. a…. Learn more.
An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume of a given amount of matter associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation of high temperatures and release of high-pressure gases.
EXPLOSION definition: 1. the action of something such as a bomb exploding: 2. a sudden large increase in the amount of…. Learn more.
An explosion is a large rapid increase in the number or amount of something. The study also forecast an explosion in the diet soft-drink market. [ + in] He explains that there was an explosion of courses through the 1960s. The spread of the suburbs has triggered a population explosion among America's deer.
1. : the act or an instance of exploding. injured in a laboratory explosion. 2. : a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth. the explosion of suburbia. an explosion of red hair. 3. : the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants. Synonyms. blast. blowup. bursting. detonation.
noun. an act or instance of exploding; a violent expansion or bursting with noise, as of gunpowder or a boiler ( implosion ). 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.
[countable, uncountable]the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode. a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion. There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames. a huge/massive explosion.
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction. synonyms: blowup, detonation. see more. noun. the noise caused by an explosion. “the explosion was heard a mile away”. see more. noun. a sudden outburst.
explosion. noun. /ɪkˈsploʊʒn/. [countable, uncountable] the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames.
EXPLOSION meaning: 1 : the sudden, loud, and violent release of energy that happens when something (such as a bomb) breaks apart in a way that sends parts flying outward; 2 : a sudden and very fast increase.
