explosiveness
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5.1
- noun
- /ɪkˈsploʊsɪvnəs/
- Specialized
:
explosividad
- Scientists studied the explosiveness of the volcanic eruption to understand its impact on the environment.
Examples
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Nanothermite is a welding/cutting agent not known for its explosiveness, and it requires great heat to start the reaction.
Blog text (16) -
The athlete's explosiveness during the sprint was evident as he outpaced his competitors.
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The flexibility and transparency of the stuff were what was at issue in this case, not its explosiveness, but that has continued to be a problem.
Academic text (2004) -
VEI is a measure of the explosiveness of a particular eruption.
Blog text (25) -
They are #1 in the country in raw explosiveness and #1 overall in raw S&P.
Blog text (12) -
The explosiveness is so severe that it often results in brown splatter hitting the underside of the toilet seat.
Blog text (26) -
So unless this injury has severely hampered his speed and explosiveness, I don't think Condit can stop his takedowns.
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We saw from this year that Brad doesn't have the natural explosiveness to counteract riders like Contador, and looking at the Vuelta, neither does Froome.
Blog text (29) -
The explosiveness of the gas mixture could lead to a dangerous explosion if not handled properly.
Antonyms
How Explosive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Explosiveness comes from the Latin verb explodere, formed from ex- 'out' and plaudere 'to clap', and it is the root of explosion and explode. So when we speak of a material's explosiveness, we mean how easily it can 'burst out' or cause a blast.