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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•plo•sion /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an act or instance of exploding.
- the noise of an explosion.
See -plaud-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•plo•sion (ik splō′zhən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of exploding;
a violent expansion or bursting with noise, as of gunpowder or a boiler (opposed to implosion). - the noise itself:The loud explosion woke them.
- a violent outburst, as of laughter or anger.
- a sudden, rapid, or great increase:a population explosion.
- Automotivethe burning of the mixture of fuel and air in an internal-combustion engine.
- Phoneticsplosion.
- Latin explōsiōn- (stem of explōsiō), equivalent. to explōs(us) driven off by clapping (past participle of explōdere to explode) + -iōn- -ion
- 1615–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: explosion /ɪkˈspləʊʒən/ n - the act or an instance of exploding
- a violent release of energy resulting from a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction, esp one that produces a shock wave, loud noise, heat, and light
- a sudden or violent outburst of activity, noise, emotion, etc
- a rapid increase, esp in a population
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin explōsiō, from explōdere to explode |