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Meaning of 'explosion'
Meaning of 'explosion' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Explosion 
[ n.]
- The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action
which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas;
as, the explosion of gunpowder, of fire damp,etc. [ n.]- A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.
- A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.
Meaning of 'explosion' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. explosion [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a sudden outburst
- a sudden outburst
Example in sentence:
- an explosion of laughter;
- an explosion of rage
Meaning (2):
- the act of exploding or bursting
- the act of exploding or bursting
Example in sentence:
- the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft;
- the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
Meaning (3):
- the noise caused by an explosion
- the noise caused by an explosion
Example in sentence:
- the explosion was heard a mile away
Meaning (4):
- a sudden great increase
- a sudden great increase
Example in sentence:
- the information explosion;
- the population explosion
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