detonation
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6.7
- noun
- /ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən/
- Specialized
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detonación
- Even after 670 test detonations, Western Shoshones continue to protest the nuclear abuse of their land.
- nuclear detonation
- explosive detonation
- detonation wave
There is less pressure at the center of a nuclear detonation.
- There is less pressure at the center of a nuclear detonation.
- You've got North Korea doing nuclear detonations.
- Isn't it to hide it from, like aerial surveillance or aerial aerial detonations, aerial explosions, surface explosions of nuclear weapons?
Examples
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Four minutes to detonation.
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The British Prime Minister heard the detonation from London, 225 km away.
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Detonation in five, four... three, two, one...
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We can now consider the actual mechanics of detonation.
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I'm under orders to protect a surface detonation.
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Subterranean nuclear detonation in 3 minutes and counting.
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Israel's small size means that even a few nuclear detonations on its soil would be devastating.
Academic text (2011) -
And a second later, with a spectacular multiple flash of sympathetic detonations, the freighter blew up.
Fiction book (1991) -
The purpose of the initiator was to trigger an atomic detonation in the interior of the compressed thermonuclear fuel.
Academic text (1996) -
The detonation of the bomb created a massive shockwave felt miles away.
Synonyms
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2.8
A sudden violent burst that makes a loud noise and causes damage
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3.0
A sudden strong explosion that breaks things
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2.2
A sudden breaking open or explosion
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2.5
A sudden explosion from a bomb
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4.1
A very large explosion caused by a nuclear reaction, like an atomic bomb
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4.2
A huge blast from an atomic bomb that destroys a wide area
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6.0
A sudden violent explosion that destroys things nearby
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8.3
An explosion of a bomb or missile in the air above the ground
A very sudden powerful blast that breaks things and makes loud noise
Compounds
- Specialized
A bomb that spreads fuel into the air and then sets it on fire to make a very large explosion
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Etymology
Detonation comes from Latin parts de- and tonare, where tonare means 'to thunder', the same idea as the English word 'thunder'. So, a detonation is like a sudden, loud 'thunder', which is why it means a violent explosion.