Detonation

Language: English
Pronunciation: det-on-a-tion
Part of Speech: noun

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An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.

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"a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction"

"the act of detonating an explosive"

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