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explosion
(encz) | explosion,exploze Hynek Hanke |
explosion
(encz) | explosion,výbuch Hynek Hanke |
Explosion
(gcide) | Explosion \Ex*plo"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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of
internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a
steam boiler, etc.
[1913 Webster]
3. A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited
language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.
[1913 Webster]
A formidable explosion of high-church fanaticism.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
4. a sudden and substantial increase; a rapid acceleration;
as, the population explosion.
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explosion
(wn) | explosion
n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear
reaction [syn: explosion, detonation, blowup]
2: the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the
firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb
creates enormous radiation aloft" [syn: explosion, burst]
3: a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the
information explosion"
4: the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a
mile away"
5: the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the
occlusive phase of a stop consonant [syn: plosion,
explosion]
6: a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion
of rage"
7: a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well
as the golf ball |
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explosion
(encz) | explosion,exploze Hynek Hankeexplosion,výbuch Hynek Hanke |
explosions
(encz) | explosions,exploze pl. Zdeněk Brožexplosions,výbuchy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
nuclear explosion
(encz) | nuclear explosion,atomový výbuch n: web |
population explosion
(encz) | population explosion,populační explose n: |
nuclear explosion
(gcide) | nuclear explosion \nuclear explosion\ n.
The explosion of an atomic bomb or atomic device; --
sometimes also used of fusion-powered explosions.
Syn: atomic explosion.
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atomic explosion
(wn) | atomic explosion
n 1: the explosion of an atomic bomb [syn: nuclear explosion,
atomic explosion] |
explosion
(wn) | explosion
n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear
reaction [syn: explosion, detonation, blowup]
2: the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the
firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb
creates enormous radiation aloft" [syn: explosion, burst]
3: a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the
information explosion"
4: the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a
mile away"
5: the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the
occlusive phase of a stop consonant [syn: plosion,
explosion]
6: a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion
of rage"
7: a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well
as the golf ball |
nuclear explosion
(wn) | nuclear explosion
n 1: the explosion of an atomic bomb [syn: nuclear explosion,
atomic explosion] |
great internet explosion
(jargon) | Great Internet Explosion
The mainstreaming of the Internet in 1993-1994. Used normally in time
comparatives; before the Great Internet Explosion and after it were very
different worlds from a hacker's point of view. Before it, Internet access
was expensive and available only to an elite few through universities,
research laboratories, and well-heeled corporations; after it, everybody's
mother had access.
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