Explosion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Explosion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Explosion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
explosion n a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction Synonym(s): explosion, detonation, blowup the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" Synonym(s): explosion, burst a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion" the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away" the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant Synonym(s): plosion, explosion a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage" a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Explosion \Explo"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 gunpowder, of fire damp,etc. 2. A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc. 3. A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath. A formidable explosion of high-church fanaticism. --Macaulay.