explosion
English Thesaurus
1. the act of exploding or bursting (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | change of integrity, |
| definition | : | the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | detonation, |
| definition | : | the act of detonating an explosive (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fulmination, |
| definition | : | the act of exploding with noise and violence (noun.act) |
2. a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | golf shot, golf stroke, swing, |
| definition | : | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it (noun.act) |
3. a sudden outburst (noun.communication)
4. the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | release, tone ending, |
| definition | : | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone (noun.act) |
5. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | discharge, |
| definition | : | the sudden giving off of energy (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | airburst, |
| definition | : | an explosion in the atmosphere (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | blast, |
| definition | : | an explosion (as of dynamite) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | backfire, |
| definition | : | a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | big bang, |
| definition | : | (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | backfire, blowback, |
| definition | : | the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | fragmentation, |
| definition | : | the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | inflation, |
| definition | : | (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang (noun.event) |
6. the noise caused by an explosion (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | noise, |
| definition | : | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) (noun.event) |
7. a sudden great increase (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | increase, |
| definition | : | a change resulting in an increase (noun.event) |
8. the act of exploding or bursting (noun.act)
| derivation | : | burst, explode, |
| definition | : | burst outward, usually with noise (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | break open, burst, split, |
| definition | : | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure (verb.change) |
9. a sudden outburst (noun.communication)
10. the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | explode, |
| definition | : | cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ (verb.communication) |
11. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction (noun.event)
| derivation | : | blow up, detonate, explode, |
| definition | : | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction (verb.change) |
12. a sudden great increase (noun.event)
| derivation | : | explode, irrupt, |
| definition | : | increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner (verb.change) |
13. the act of exploding or bursting (noun.act)
| derivation | : | burst, explode, |
| definition | : | burst outward, usually with noise (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | break open, burst, split, |
| definition | : | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure (verb.change) |
14. a sudden outburst (noun.communication)
15. the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | explode, |
| definition | : | cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ (verb.communication) |
16. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction (noun.event)
| derivation | : | blow up, detonate, explode, |
| definition | : | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction (verb.change) |
17. a sudden great increase (noun.event)
| derivation | : | explode, irrupt, |
| definition | : | increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner (verb.change) |
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