单词 | explodable |
释义 | explodableadj. That may cause or be subject to an explosion; liable or likely to explode. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1820 |
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