Look up: explosion

1. explosion
   [n] - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction 2. [n] - the act of exploding or bursting something
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2. Explosion
   The rapid release of energy arising from combustion processes, electrical systems or pressure storage systems. See also Secondary Explosion.
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3. Explosion
   The sudden production of a large quantity of gas, usually hot, from a much smaller amount of a gas, liquid, or solid. See also: Explosive Decompression, Implosion.
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4. Explosion
   is an uncontrolled chemical reaction which generates a large amount of heat and gas in a short period of time.
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5. Explosion
   The sudden conversion of chemical energy into kinetic energy with the release of heat, light and mechanical shock
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6. explosion
   the sudden expansion of gas due to a rapid decomposition or oxidation reaction, usually accompanied by a loud sound Category: Management in the public and private sector
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7. Explosion
   Ex·plo'sion noun [ Latin explosio a driving off by clapping: confer French explosion explosion. See Explode .] 1. The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of exp...
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8. explosion
   1. 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. ... 2. A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boil...
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9. explosion
   detonation noun a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
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10. explosion
    burst noun the act of exploding or bursting something; `the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children`; `the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft`
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11. Explosion
    • (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...
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12. explosion
    (from the article `combustion`) An acceleration of a combustion reaction, whether caused by a rise in temperature or by an increase in the lengths of reaction chains, can lead to an ... The transition from combustion to explosion is caused by an acceleration of the reaction, induced either by a rise in temperature or by increasing ... ...
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13. explosion
    explosion 1. The action of treating with scorn, rejecting (a notion, system, etc.); rejection. 2. The action of driving out, or of issuing forth, with violence and noise; an instance of the same. 3. The action of going off with a loud noise under the influence of suddenly developed internal energy; ...
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14. Explosion
    is an uncontrolled chemical reaction which generates a large amount of heat and gas in a short period of time.
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15. explosion
    a sudden increase of pressure and temperature, due to oxidation or other exothermic reaction
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16. explosion
    Type: Term Pronunciation: eks-plō′zhŭn Definitions: 1. A sudden and violent increase in volume accompanied by noise and release of energy, as from a chemical change, nuclear reaction, or escape of gases or vapors under pressure.
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17. Explosion
    The sudden and violent release of mechanical, chemical or nuclear energy from a confined space which creates a heat wave that travels at subsonic speeds. Often used interchangeably with detonation.
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18. Explosion
    A bunker shot that sends the ball, and accompanying sand, (hopefully) onto the green. Also known as a "blast".
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19. Explosion
    An `explosion` is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. An explosion creates a shock wave. If the shock wave is a supersonic detonation, then the source of the blast is called a "high exp...
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