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单词 explodable
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explodableadj.

Brit. /ᵻkˈspləʊdəbl/, /ɛkˈspləʊdəbl/, U.S. /ᵻkˈsploʊdəb(ə)l/, /ɛkˈsploʊdəb(ə)l/
Forms: 1800s– explodable, 1800s– explodeable.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: explode v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < explode v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier explosible adj.
That may cause or be subject to an explosion; liable or likely to explode. Also figurative.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > explosive > able to be exploded
explosible1799
explodable1820
1820 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) XIV. 367/1 The accumulated gas would mix with the current of common air, and produce an explodeable mixture.
1871 J. S. Le Fanu Tenants of Malory lix. 343 As I have seen people at a chemical lecture eye the explodable compounds on the professor's table.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 29 June 5/3 Explodable as are all spar torpedoes.
1958 J. Barth End of Road ix. 142 This was intended as a bombshell, I believe, but I was not in an explodable mood.
2008 Adv. in Space Res. 41 1047/2 The explosion probability of each explodable vehicle is set to zero after 10 years.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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