explosion

explosion
[[t]ɪksplo͟ʊʒ(ə)n[/t]]
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explosions
1) N-COUNT An explosion is a sudden, violent burst of energy, for example one caused by a bomb.

After the second explosion, all of London's main train and subway stations were shut down...

Three people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb explosion in northwest Spain.

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2) N-VAR Explosion is the act of deliberately causing a bomb or similar device to explode.

Bomb disposal experts blew up the bag in a controlled explosion...

France has carried out an underground nuclear explosion on Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific.

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3) N-COUNT: with supp An explosion is a large rapid increase in the number or amount of something.

The study also forecast an explosion in the diet soft-drink market...

He explains that there was an explosion of courses through the 1960s...

The spread of the suburbs has triggered a population explosion among America's deer.

4) N-COUNT An explosion is a sudden violent expression of someone's feelings, especially anger.

Every time they met, Myra anticipated an explosion...

It was an explosion of anger against the practices of the occupying forces.

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5) N-COUNT An explosion is a sudden and serious political protest or violence.

They warned him that a referendum might cause an explosion in the country.

...the explosion of protest and violence sparked off by the killing of seven workers.

6) N-COUNT An explosion is a sudden very loud noise. [LITERARY]

There was an explosion of music.


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  • explosion — [ ɛksplozjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1701; méd. 1581 ; lat. explosio « action de huer », de explodere 1 ♦ Le fait de se rompre brutalement en projetant parfois des fragments; Sc. Phénomène au cours duquel des gaz sous pression sont produits dans un temps très… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Explosion — der Pulverkammer eines Linienschiffes in einem Seegefecht …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Explosión — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Boom: abreviatura científica del botánico Boudewijn Karel Boom 1903 1980 Simulación de explosión con gasolina, durante un espectáculo aéreo Una explosión es la liberación de energía en un intervalo temporal ínfimo.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Explosion — Explosion, im allgemeinen jede stürmisch und plötzlich sich abspielende Reaktion, deren Produkte gasförmig sind, gleichgültig, ob die reagierenden Stoffe Gase sind oder nicht, im engeren Sinne wohl auch nur derartige Reaktionen, die zwischen… …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • Explosion — Ex*plo sion, n. [L. explosio a driving off by clapping: cf. F. explosion explosion. See {Explode}.] 1. The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • explosión — (Del lat. explosĭo, ōnis). 1. f. Liberación brusca de una gran cantidad de energía, de origen térmico, químico o nuclear, encerrada en un volumen relativamente pequeño, la cual produce un incremento violento y rápido de la presión, con… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • explosión — sustantivo femenino 1. Acción de romperse de repente una cosa por un aumento de la presión interior, con lanzamiento violento de sus fragmentos y con gran ruido: La explosión del neumático fue la causa del accidente. 2. Ruido que produce la… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Explosion — [Aufbauwortschatz (Rating 1500 3200)] Bsp.: • Sie rannten davon, als sie die Explosion hörten. • Es gab eine Explosion. • In der Feuerwerk Fabrik gab es eine Explosion …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • explosion — • explosion, sprängning, smäll, knall, eruption, detonation • detonation, explosion, smäll, knall, brisad • knall, dån, dunder, explosion, smäll, skott, bang, detonation • eruption, utbrott, urladdning …   Svensk synonymlexikon

  • explosion — [ek splō′zhən, iksplō′zhən] n. [L explosio < pp. of explodere: see EXPLODE] 1. an exploding; esp., a blowing up, or bursting with a loud noise; detonation 2. the noise made by exploding 3. a noisy outburst; loud breaking forth [an explosion of …   English World dictionary

  • explosion — 1620s, action of driving out with violence and noise, from Fr. explosion, from L. explosionem (nom. explosio), noun of action from pp. stem of explodere drive out by clapping (see EXPLODE (Cf. explode) for origin and sense evolution). Meaning… …   Etymology dictionary

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