detonation

[ det-n-ey-shuhn ]

/ ˌdɛt nˈeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of detonating.

an explosion.

Machinery. the premature spontaneous burning of a fuel–air mixture in an internal-combustion engine due to the high temperature of air compressed in a cylinder.

Origin of detonation

1670–80; <Medieval Latin dētonātiōn- (stem of dētonātiō), equivalent to Latin dētonāt(us) (see detonate) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM detonation

det·o·na·tive, adjective

Words nearby detonation

detick, det. in dup., detinue, Detmold, detonate, detonation, detonator, detour, detox, detoxicate, detoxification

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Example sentences from the Web for detonation

In midafternoon we actually felt the detonation of two bombs a couple of miles away.
U.S. Planes are Blowing the Hell out of ISIS at Kobani, But …|Jamie Dettmer|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Krytrons are sophisticated triggers for the detonation of nuclear bombs.
The Billionaire and the Fugitive|Meir Doron, Joseph Gelman|July 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It did not seem reasonable that if the monsters possessed a detonation beam that they'd turn it on their own confederates.
Operation Terror|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
There was a flash and a detonation, and Ormsgill heard a curious droning sound as if a bee had passed above his head.
Long Odds|Harold Bindloss

"That is incidentally a venturesome word to select from your vocabulary," said the even voice, a sort of detonation in it.
Satan Sanderson|Hallie Erminie Rives
Placed on burning coals, they decrepitate on drying, and produce a species of explosion or detonation.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The charge is placed in the cavity and prepared for detonation with an electrical exploder and 224 stemming.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910|Herbert M. Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for detonation

detonation

/ (ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən) /

noun

an explosion or the act of exploding

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

physics rapid combustion, esp that occurring within a shock wave

Derived forms of detonation

detonative, adjective

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单词	detonation
释义	detonation [ det-n-ey-shuhn ] / ˌdɛt nˈeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR detonation ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of detonating. an explosion. Machinery. the premature spontaneous burning of a fuel–air mixture in an internal-combustion engine due to the high temperature of air compressed in a cylinder. Origin of detonation 1670–80; <Medieval Latin dētonātiōn- (stem of dētonātiō), equivalent to Latin dētonāt(us) (see detonate) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM detonation det·o·na·tive, adjective Words nearby detonation detick, det. in dup., detinue, Detmold, detonate, detonation, detonator, detour, detox, detoxicate, detoxification Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for detonation In midafternoon we actually felt the detonation of two bombs a couple of miles away. U.S. Planes are Blowing the Hell out of ISIS at Kobani, But …\|Jamie Dettmer\|October 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Krytrons are sophisticated triggers for the detonation of nuclear bombs. The Billionaire and the Fugitive\|Meir Doron, Joseph Gelman\|July 23, 2011\|DAILY BEAST It did not seem reasonable that if the monsters possessed a detonation beam that they'd turn it on their own confederates. Operation Terror\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins There was a flash and a detonation, and Ormsgill heard a curious droning sound as if a bee had passed above his head. Long Odds\|Harold Bindloss "That is incidentally a venturesome word to select from your vocabulary," said the even voice, a sort of detonation in it. Satan Sanderson\|Hallie Erminie Rives Placed on burning coals, they decrepitate on drying, and produce a species of explosion or detonation. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley The charge is placed in the cavity and prepared for detonation with an electrical exploder and 224 stemming. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910\|Herbert M. Wilson British Dictionary definitions for detonation detonation / (ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən) / noun an explosion or the act of exploding 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 physics rapid combustion, esp that occurring within a shock wave Derived forms of detonation detonative, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to detonation ignition, discharge, bang, blast, boom, blowout, blow-up
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detonation

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