nnoun.eventa violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reactionSynset:blowup detonation
Derivationally Related Form:blow upexplodedetonate
Hypernyms:discharge
Inherited Hypernyms:explosiondischargehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:airburstbackfirebig bangblastblowbackfragmentationinflation
Full Hyponyms:airburstbackblastbackfirebig bangblastblowbackbomb blastfragmentationinflationnuclear explosion
nnoun.actthe act of exploding or burstingSynset:burst
Examples:- the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
- the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
Derivationally Related Form:burstexplode
Hypernyms:change of integrity
Inherited Hypernyms:explosionchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:detonationfulmination
Full Hyponyms:detonationfulminationpercussion
nnoun.eventa sudden great increaseExamples:- the population explosion
- the information explosion
Derivationally Related Form:explode
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:explosionincreasechangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.eventthe noise caused by an explosionExamples:- the explosion was heard a mile away
Hypernyms:noise
Inherited Hypernyms:explosionnoisesoundhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationthe terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonantSynset:plosion
Derivationally Related Form:explode
Part Holonyms:occlusive plosive plosive consonant plosive speech sound stop stop consonant
Hypernyms:release tone ending
Inherited Hypernyms:plosionreleaseterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa sudden outburstExamples:- an explosion of laughter
- an explosion of rage
Derivationally Related Form:explode
Hypernyms:blowup ebullition effusion gush outburst
Inherited Hypernyms:explosioneffusionexpressiondemonstrationvisual communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.acta golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ballHypernyms:golf shot golf stroke swing
Inherited Hypernyms:explosiongolf strokestrokemaneuvermotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity