Explosion
[ɪk'spləʊʒ(ə)n;ek-] or [ɪk'sploʒən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of exploding or bursting; 'the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children'; 'the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft'.
(noun.) a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball.
(noun.) a sudden outburst; 'an explosion of laughter'; 'an explosion of rage'.
(noun.) a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
(noun.) the noise caused by an explosion; 'the explosion was heard a mile away'.
(noun.) a sudden great increase; 'the population explosion'; 'the information explosion'.
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Definition
(n.) The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of gunpowder, of fire damp,etc.
(n.) A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.
(n.) A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Burst, bursting, detonation, blast, clap, pop, crack, sudden discharge.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See EXPLODE]
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of explosions, portends that disapproving actions of those connected with you will cause you transient displeasure and loss, and that business will also displease you. To think your face, or the face of others, is blackened or mutilated, signifies you will be accused of indiscretion which will be unjust, though circumstances may convict you. To see the air filled with smoke and de'bris, denotes unusual dissatisfaction in business circles and much social antagonism. To think you are enveloped in the flames, or are up in the air where you have been blown by an explosion, foretells that unworthy friends will infringe on your rights and will abuse your confidence. Young women should be careful of associates of the opposite sex after a dream of this character.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A good chance to begin at the bottom and work up.
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Examples
- A siren worked by explosion of small quantities of oxygen and hydrogen mixed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- No further explosion took place. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- You know that these have to be manufactured by artificial light, as exposure to sunlight always results in an explosion. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- During the years of the American War of Independence there were few signs of any impending explosion in France. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I have never heard of an explosion in a manhole where this chloroform had been used. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- An explosion of a smouldering volcano long suppressed, was the result of an internal contest more easily conceived than described. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Never have I seen such an explosion. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It would strike on the wires, he says, with an explosion like a cannon-shot, making that office no place for an operator with heart-disease. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A wheel of great weight was hung upon a shaft which was connected to the piston, and which weight absorbed the force suddenly developed by the explosion, and so moderated the speed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Married; you're joking, the Baronet cried, after the first explosion of rage and wonder. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- By this means, when an explosion does occur, much less damage is done, for the lighter part only is blown away, which does little injury. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- There was a foreigner with us who made the explosion, Pablo said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He thought to provoke a warm reply; I had seen him vex the passionate to explosion before now. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- These stresses are results of the longitudinal and radial pressures of the gas developed by the ignition and explosion of the powder. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A heavy artillery fire all along the line had been ordered to open with the explosion. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Many of them are aimed at gas, and there are several grim summaries of death and fires due to gas-leaks or explosions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Explosions have occurred, however, in cases where it is extremely doubtful whether gas has been present in dangerous quantity, and attention has been drawn to the possible causes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We have seen, in treating of safes and locks, how burglars keep pace with the latest inventions to protect property by the use of dynamite and nitro-glycerine explosions. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Dangerous boiler explosions have occurred because the boiler walls were not strong enough to withstand the pressure of the steam (which is water in the form of gas). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The reason why those little preliminary explosions took place was that a little had spattered out on the edge of the filter paper, and had dried first and exploded. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Explosions of coal-gas were only too common in the mines of England. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The early breech-loaders had been discarded, as it was not known how to make the breech gas-tight, and the explosions rendered the guns more dangerous to their users than to the enemy. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- But the number of disastrous explosions has not been materially reduced. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Amy teased Jo, and Jo irritated Amy, and semioccasional explosions occurred, of which both were much ashamed afterward. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But numerous explosions of boilers on the North American rivers have operated as a caution against the introduction of high-pressure engines in steam-boats in this country. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- My regiment lost four commissioned officers, all senior to me, by steamboat explosions during the Mexican war. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Why are Windows Broken by Explosions? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The students were shouting half-articulated words that tailed off in helpless explosions. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The pain from the pricking of the skin by the needles is exasperating; but when the explosions of the cartridges commence the animal becomes frantic. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Explosions, Mr. Blake, are infinitely milder than they were. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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