Detonation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌdetəˈneɪʃn|
Brit.
|detəˈneɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction (syn: blowup, explosion)
- the act of detonating an explosive
- the act of detonating an explosive
Extra examples
...there was a series of detonations around the base of the condemned building, causing it to come crashing down in a matter of minutes...
...unbounded terror that was caused by the simultaneous detonation of seven car bombs around the city...
Word forms
noun
singular: detonation
plural: detonations
singular: detonation
plural: detonations
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