detonation
/dɛtəˈneɪʃən/
detonation noun: an explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
Noun
detonation (countable and uncountable, plural detonations)
- 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
- Any sudden explosion made by an exothermic process (whether chemical or not) that produces a supersonic shock wave.
- a nuclear detonation
- carbon detonation
- Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.
detonation meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Arabic
detonation in Tamil
- படாரெனவெடித்தல், படாரென வெடித்தல், வெடிப்புத் தூண்டல், தூண்டி வெடித்தல்
detonation in Malayalam
- explosion, blowing up, discharge
- സ്ഫോടനം, ഉഗസ്ഫോടനം, പൊട്ടിത്തെറി, വിസ്ഫോടം, സംസ്ഫോടം, പ്രസ്ഫോടനം
detonation in Tagalog
- an explosion
- pagpapasabog
detonation in Arabic
- an explosion
- تَفْجِير tafjīr
Examples of detonation in a sentence
- She explodes as multiple magazine detonations rip the ship apart, and is lost with all hands.
- Like an underwater detonation, the pool was afroth with flapping and splashing.
- All lighting was cut off by a close detonation but was partially restored after a short while.
Antonyms of detonation
Forms of detonation
| plural | detonations |
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Origin of detonation
From French détonation; equivalent to detonate + -ion.
Words formed from detonation
- antidetonation
- autodetonation
- carbon detonation
- detonation cord
- pulse detonation engine
- rotating detonation engine
- sympathetic detonation
Phrases with detonation
Words that rhyme with detonation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about detonation
- What does detonation mean?
- Detonation means an explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
- What is detonation in Tamil?
- Detonation in Tamil is படாரெனவெடித்தல், படாரென வெடித்தல், வெடிப்புத் தூண்டல். See Detonation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is detonation?
- Detonation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce detonation?
- Detonation is pronounced /dɛtəˈneɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of detonation?
- The plural of detonation is detonations.
Words near detonation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: detonation (page history and authors); detonation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); detonation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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