单词 | explosion |
释义 | explosion[ ik-sploh-zhuhn ] / ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR explosion ON THESAURUS.COM nounan act or instance of exploding; a violent expansion or bursting with noise, as of gunpowder or a boiler (opposed to implosion). the noise itself: The loud explosion woke them. a violent outburst, as of laughter or anger. a sudden, rapid, or great increase: a population explosion. the burning of the mixture of fuel and air in an internal-combustion engine. Phonetics. plosion. Origin of explosion1615–25; <Latin explōsiōn- (stem of explōsiō), equivalent to explōs(us) driven off by clapping (past participle of explōdere to explode) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM explosionpost·ex·plo·sion, adjectivepre·ex·plo·sion, nounWords nearby explosionexplore, explorer, explorer tent, explosible, explosimeter, explosion, explosion shot, explosion welding, explosive, explosive cyclogenesis, explosive forming Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for explosionBritish Dictionary definitions for explosionexplosion / (ɪkˈspləʊʒən) / nounthe act or an instance of exploding a violent release of energy resulting from a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction, esp one that produces a shock wave, loud noise, heat, and lightCompare implosion (def. 1) a sudden or violent outburst of activity, noise, emotion, etc a rapid increase, esp in a population phonetics another word for plosion Word Origin for explosionC17: from Latin explōsiō, from explōdere to explode 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 Scientific definitions for explosionexplosion [ ĭk-splō′zhən ] A violent blowing apart or bursting caused by energy released from a very fast chemical reaction, a nuclear reaction, or the escape of gases under pressure. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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