English Explanatory Dictionary

detonation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
  2. Any sudden explosion made by an exothermic process (whether chemical or not) that produces a supersonic shock wave.
  3. Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.

Pronunciation

/dɛtəˈneɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-detonation.wav

Word forms

detonation detonations

Etymology

From French détonation; equivalent to detonate + -ion.

Antonyms

deflagration

Related words

detonate detonator

Derived words

antidetonation autodetonation carbon detonation detonation cord pulse detonation engine rotating detonation engine sympathetic detonation

Translations

Arabic: تَفْجِير Bulgarian: взрив Bulgarian: експлозия Bulgarian: избухване Catalan: detonació Chinese Mandarin: 爆炸 Danish: brag Danish: eksplosion Danish: knald Finnish: räjähdys Finnish: paukku Finnish: pamahdus French: détonation German: Detonation Hungarian: detonáció Hungarian: robbanás Hungarian: durranás Hungarian: dörej Hungarian: robbantás Irish: madhmadh Italian: detonazione Japanese: 爆轟 Polish: detonacja Portuguese: detonação Romanian: detonare Romanian: explodare Romanian: explozie Romanian: detonație Russian: детона́ция Russian: взрыв Spanish: detonación Swedish: detonation Tagalog: pagpapasabog Welsh: taniad
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