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noun
- 1. the action of causing a bomb or explosive device to explode: "she was in a control building at the time of detonation"
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Detonation is a type of combustion involving a supersonic exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front. Learn about the history, theories and applications of detonation, such as explosives, engines and firearms.
Detonation is the act of exploding something, or the fact of being exploded. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its usage in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
1. : the action or process of detonating. 2. : rapid combustion in an internal combustion engine that results in knocking. Synonyms. blast. blowup. bursting. eruption. explosion. outburst. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of detonation in a Sentence.
Detonation is the act of detonating or an explosion. It can also refer to the spontaneous burning of a fuel-air mixture in an engine. Learn more about the origin, usage and synonyms of detonation.
detonation in British English. (ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən ) noun. 1. an explosion or the act of exploding. 2. the spontaneous combustion in an internal-combustion engine of part of the mixture before it has been reached by the flame front, causing the engine to knock. 3. physics.
Detonation is the act of exploding something, or the fact of being exploded. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.
A detonation is an explosion, usually done on purpose. Nuclear weapons cause massive detonations, and cities sometimes plan a careful detonation of an abandoned building in order to make room for a new structure.
