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detonation

noun
/dɛtəˈneɪʃən/UK

Etymology

From French détonation; equivalent to detonate + -ion.

  1. borrowed from détonation

Definitions

  1. An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion…

    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

  2. Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.

The neighborhood

Derived

antidetonation, autodetonation, carbon detonation, detonation cord, pulse detonation engine, rotating detonation engine, sympathetic detonation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for detonation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA