Detonation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Detonation \Det`o*na"tion\ (d[e^]t`[-o]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf.
     F. d['e]tonation.]
     An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous
     decomposition or combustion of unstable substances; as, the
     detonation of gun cotton.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  detonation
       n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear
            reaction [syn: {explosion}, {blowup}]
       2: the act of detonating an explosive

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "detonation":
     backfire, bang, bark, blast, blowout, blowup, boom, bowshot,
     bullet, burst, cannon, crack, discharge, ejection, explosion,
     flare, flash, fulguration, fulmination, fusillade, gun, gunfire,
     gunshot, pop, potshot, report, salvo, shot, spray, stoneshot,
     tattoo, volley