English Explanatory Dictionary

explosion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
  2. The sound of an explosion.
  3. A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/ /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ /ɪkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ en-us-explosion.ogg

Word forms

explosion explosions

Etymology

From French explosion, from Latin explōsiōnis, genitive form of explōsio, from explōdo (“to drive out by clapping”), from ex- and plōdo (“to clap or strike”). For more information see explode.

Synonyms

bang blast boom burst detonation eruption fulmination

Antonyms

implosion

Related words

explode explosive principle of explosion in .

Derived words

bacon explosion Cambrian explosion controlled explosion Coulomb explosion counterexplosion cryptoexplosion explosionlike explosion-proof explosionproof explosion ship explosion shot explosiony hyper explosion hyper-explosion hyperexplosion implosion like an explosion in a paint factory microexplosion nonexplosion nuclear explosion smoke explosion superexplosion
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