detonator

English

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Etymology

detonate +‎ -or

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɛt.ə.neɪ.tə(ɹ)/, /ˈdɛtn̩eɪ.tə(ɹ)/; X-SAMPA: /"dEt.@.neI.t@(r\)/, /"detn=eI.t@(r\)/

Noun

Three types of detonators for detonating explosive devices

In rail transport a detonator is an explosive device that provides an audible warning

detonator (plural detonators)

1. A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
2. (rail transport, UK) a small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.

Synonyms

• (rail transport): torpedo (US)

Related terms

• detonate
• detonation

Translations

device used to detonate an explosive device

• Bulgarian: детонатор (bg) (detonator) m, запалка (bg) (zapalka) f
• Czech: rozbuška f, detonátor m
• Dutch: detonator (nl) m, ontsteker (nl) m
• Finnish: sytytin (fi)

• Italian: detonatore (it) m
• Romanian: detonator (ro)
• Russian: детонатор (ru) (detonátor) m

rail transport: small explosive arning device

• Russian: железнодорожная петарда (ru) (železnodoróžnaja petárda) f

See also

• (device for detonating explosives): blasting cap

Anagrams

• rattooned

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Dutch

Noun

detonator m (plural detonators, diminutive detonatortje)

1. detonator.

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Latin

Verb

dētonātor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of dētonō
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of dētonō