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detonation meaning in Malayalam

സ്ഫോടനം

/dɛtəˈneɪʃən/

detonation in Malayalam: സ്ഫോടനം, ഉഗസ്ഫോടനം, പൊട്ടിത്തെറി, വിസ്ഫോടം. In English, 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.

Malayalam words for detonation

explosion, blowing up, discharge
സ്ഫോടനം, ഉഗസ്ഫോടനം, പൊട്ടിത്തെറി, വിസ്ഫോടം, സംസ്ഫോടം, പ്രസ്ഫോടനം

English meaning of detonation

  1. 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.
  2. noun Any sudden explosion made by an exothermic process (whether chemical or not) that produces a supersonic shock wave.
  3. noun Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.

Full definition of detonation

detonation in a sentence

  • the detonation of gun cotton
  • a nuclear detonation

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Questions about detonation in Malayalam

What is the meaning of detonation in Malayalam?
Detonation in Malayalam is സ്ഫോടനം, ഉഗസ്ഫോടനം, പൊട്ടിത്തെറി, വിസ്ഫോടം.
detonation എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Detonation: സ്ഫോടനം, ഉഗസ്ഫോടനം, പൊട്ടിത്തെറി, വിസ്ഫോടം.
What does detonation mean in English?
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.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: detonation (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: detonation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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