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noun. A release of mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy in a sudden and often violent manner with the generation of high temperature and usually with the release of gases.

noun. A violent bursting as a result of internal pressure.

noun. The loud, sharp sound made as a result of either of these actions.

noun. A sudden, often vehement outburst.

noun. A sudden, great increase.

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noun. 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.

noun. 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.

noun. A bursting into sudden activity; a violent outburst, as of natural forces or of human emotion, expression, or action.

noun. The discharge of a nerve-cell; the emission of nervous energy from a cell or from a group of cells.

noun. The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas

noun. A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure

noun. A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc..

noun. a sudden and substantial increase; a rapid acceleration.

noun. A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.)

noun. A bursting due to pressure.

noun. The sound of an explosion.

noun. A sudden uncontrolled increase.

noun. A sudden outburst.

noun. the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

noun. the act of exploding or bursting

noun. a sudden great increase

noun. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

noun. a sudden outburst

noun. a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

noun. the noise caused by an explosion

"The radius, _p b_, of the upper circle is termed the _crater radius_; the line _o p_, drawn from the centre of the charge perpendicular to the surface where the explosion takes place, is termed the _line of least resistance_; the line _o b_, drawn from the centre of the powder to any point in the circumference of the upper circle, is termed the _radius of explosion_."

implosion  

detonative explosion  outbreak  wave of explosion  

explode  explosive  

blowup  ebullition  effusion  golf shot  golf stroke  

corrosion  erosion  implosion  

blast  bomb  burst  crash  destruction  

accelerando  acceleration  access  aggravation  backfire