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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.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- a sudden outburst
Example in sentence:
  • an explosion of laughter;
  • an explosion of rage
Meaning (2):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • the explosion was heard a mile away
Meaning (4):
- a sudden great increase
Example in sentence:
  • the information explosion;
  • the population explosion

Nearby Words:

expand expanded expander expanding expanse expansibility expansible expansile expansion expansive

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