Detonation is the action of causing a device such as a bomb to explode.
[formal]
...accidental detonation of nuclear weapons.
Synonyms: blowing-up, explosion, discharge More Synonyms of detonation
More Synonyms of detonation
detonation in British English
(ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən)
noun
1.
an explosion or the act of exploding
2.
the spontaneous combustion in an internal-combustion engine of part of the mixture before it has been reached by the flame front, causing the engine to knock
3. physics
rapid combustion, esp that occurring within a shock wave
Derived forms
detonative (ˈdetoˌnative)
adjective
detonation in Automotive Engineering
(dɛtəneɪʃən)
noun
(Automotive engineering: Fuels, oils, emissions, and other fluids)
Detonation is rapid and uncontrolled combustion, especially in the cylinder of a spark ignition engine which is operating with a fuel with inadequate octane.
Combustion chamber contours can be blended slightly to reduce the tendency to detonation.
Detonation can cause the temperatures inside the cylinder head to rise to the melting pointof the components inside it, with the piston usually going first.
Detonation is an uncontrolled form of combustion that adds undue stress to the inside of yourengine.
detonation in Chemical Engineering
(dɛtəneɪʃən)
Word forms: (regular plural) detonations
noun (count) (noncount)
(Chemical Engineering: Process safety)
Detonation is an explosion in which the speed of burning is higher than the speed of sound in the surroundings.
A detonation generates greater pressures and is more destructive than a deflagration.
When discussing the explosion of a flammable mixture, it is necessary to distinguishbetween detonation and deflagration.
Detonation is an explosion in which the speed of burning is higher than the speed of sound inthe surroundings.
Examples of 'detonation' in a sentence
detonation
Why did this detonation of brilliance have to be unleashed on poor him?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Last year he went through the competition without dropping a set in a sustained detonation of brilliance.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was a detonation of simple brilliance.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A nuclear detonation would effectively put the cork back in.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The video shows the bomb before detonation, a suitcase on a bicycle filled with nails and a gas cylinder.
The Sun (2011)
Companies were being advised to protect sensitive electronic information from the effects of a nuclear detonation's electronic magnetic pulse.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The death toll would have been far worse but for the accidental detonation of an explosive device, which killed two of the assailants on a pavement.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
1 (noun)
a heavy detonation echoed round the housing estate
Synonyms
explosion
Three people were badly injured in a bomb explosion.
blast
a gas blast at a coal mine
bang
I heard four or five loud bangs.
report
There was a loud report as the fuel tanks exploded.
crack
Suddenly there was a loud crack and glass flew into the air.
boom
The stillness of the night was broken by the boom of a cannon.
discharge
fulmination
2 (noun)
The bomb's detonation was triggered from a safe distance.
Synonyms
blowing-up
explosion
discharge
Where firearms are kept at home, the risk of accidental discharge is high.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bang
Definition
a short loud explosive noise, such as the report of a gun
I heard four or five loud bangs.
Synonyms
explosion,
report,
shot,
pop,
clash,
crack,
blast,
burst,
boom,
slam,
discharge,
thump,
clap,
thud,
clang,
peal,
detonation
in the sense of blast
Definition
an explosion, such as that caused by dynamite
a gas blast at a coal mine
Synonyms
explosion,
crash,
burst,
discharge,
blow-up,
eruption,
detonation
in the sense of boom
Definition
a loud deep echoing sound
The stillness of the night was broken by the boom of a cannon.