Explosion
Related Definitions
[n] the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
[n] the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
[n] a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Related Terms
accelerando, acceleration, access, aggravation, backfire, bang, bark, beefing-up, blast, blaze, blaze of temper, blowing up, blowout, blowup, boom, burgeoning, burst, clap, concentration, condensation, consolidation, convulsion, crack, crash, cyclone, dee