Detonation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Detonation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
detonation n a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction Synonym(s): explosion, detonation, blowup the act of detonating an explosive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Detonation \Det`ona"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]tonation.] An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances' as, the detonation* of gun cotton.