explosion

Plural: explosions

Noun

• a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
• the act of exploding or bursting
  • "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"
• a sudden great increase
  • "the population explosion"
  • "the information explosion"
• the noise caused by an explosion
  • "the explosion was heard a mile away"
• the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
• a sudden outburst
  • "an explosion of laughter"
  • "an explosion of rage"
• a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
• A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
• The sound of an explosion.
• A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.

Synonyms

blowup, burst, detonation, plosion, bang, blast, boom, eruption, fulmination

Antonyms

implosion

Related Words

explode, explosive, in ., principle of explosion