explosion
/ɪksplˈoʊʒʌn/noun3 syllables
Explosion means: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
Synonyms for explosion4
noun, as in a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
noun, as in the act of exploding or bursting
noun, as in the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
What does explosion mean?7
noun
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
the act of exploding or bursting“the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children”
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
a sudden great increase“the population explosion”
the noise caused by an explosion“the explosion was heard a mile away”
a sudden outburst“an explosion of laughter”
a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with explosion?2
three syllables
Explosion in a sentence
- Suddenly, the silence was broken by a loud explosion.patgfisher
- Yesterday, an explosion occurred at the fireworks factory.shanghainese
- After this explosion of sorrow, he became more collected, and resolved to take courage.Hybrid
- Just as we are talking, there was a loud explosion.CM
- In this very moment, a strong explosion happened.Native77
- When she lit the gas, there was a loud explosion.unknown
- The possibility that the explosion was caused by carelessness cannot be ruled out.CM
- The explosion took place because of his carelessness.CK
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Forms of explosion
as a noun
- plural
- explosions