Synonyms for detonation
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
the detonation of gun cotton
Related words
- Word family
- detonate detonator
- Phrases
- detonation cord
- Is a kind of
- combustion decomposition
Forms
- Plural
- detonations → explosions, blowups, reports, pops…
Example sentences
- explosion The reporter covered the gas explosion in Shibuya.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| detonation | falling | |
| explosion | steady | |
| fulmination | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pop1
- 6 letters
- report2, blowup2
- 9 letters
- explosion3
- 11 letters
- fulmination
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (report2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- détonation
- Italiano
- detonazione
- Español
- detonación