detonation
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French détonation.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
detonation (plural detonations)
- An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances as, the detonation of gun cotton. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
- Engine knocking, an improper combustion in internal combustion engines
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Antonyms [edit]
- (with respect to speed of propagation): deflagration
Hypernyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
an explosion
