Meaning : A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
Synonyms : blowup, detonation
Translation in other languages :
Meaning : The act of exploding or bursting.
Example :
The explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children.
The burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft.
Synonyms : burst
Meaning : A sudden great increase.
Example :
The population explosion.
The information explosion.
Meaning : The noise caused by an explosion.
Example :
The explosion was heard a mile away.
Translation in other languages :
Meaning : The terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant.
Synonyms : plosion
Meaning : A sudden outburst.
Example :
An explosion of laughter.
An explosion of rage.
Meaning : A golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball.