English noun: explosion | |||
1. | explosion (event) a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction | ||
Synonyms | blowup, detonation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discharge | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | airburst, backfire, backfire, big bang, blast, blowback, fragmentation, inflation | ||
2. | explosion (act) the act of exploding or bursting | ||
Samples | The explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children. The burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft. | ||
Synonyms | burst | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change of integrity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | detonation, fulmination | ||
3. | explosion (event) a sudden great increase | ||
Samples | The population explosion. The information explosion. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
4. | explosion (event) the noise caused by an explosion | ||
Samples | The explosion was heard a mile away. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
5. | explosion (communication) the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant | ||
Synonyms | plosion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | release, tone ending | ||
Part meronym | occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant | ||
6. | explosion (communication) a sudden outburst | ||
Samples | An explosion of laughter. An explosion of rage. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst | ||
7. | explosion (act) a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball | ||
Broader (hypernym) | golf shot, golf stroke, swing | ||