Detonation

[detə'neɪʃ(ə)n] or [,dɛtə'neʃən]

Definition

(noun.) the act of detonating an explosive.

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Definition

(n.) An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances' as, the detonation of gun cotton.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Explosion.

Typist: Louis