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explosive meaning in Sanskrit

स्फोटक sphoṭaka

UK/ɛkˈspləʊsɪv/US/ɛkˈsploʊsɪv/

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explosive in Sanskrit: स्फोटक (sphoṭaka). In English, explosive means able to, or likely to, explode.

Sanskrit words for explosive

explosive
स्फोटक sphoṭaka

English meaning of explosive

  1. adjective Able to, or likely to, explode.
  2. adjective Having the character of an explosion.
  3. adjective Of a specific cellular automaton rule, tending to exhibit infinite and unpredictable growth when starting from finite random patterns.
  4. adjective Rapidly accelerating.

Full definition of explosive

explosive in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: plyometric
  • an explosive accusation
  • He has an explosive personality.

Synonyms of explosive

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Questions about explosive in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of explosive in Sanskrit?
Explosive in Sanskrit is स्फोटक (sphoṭaka).
explosive इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Explosive: स्फोटक (sphoṭaka).
What does explosive mean in English?
Explosive means able to, or likely to, explode.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “explosive”: स्फोटक. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: explosive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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