explosion

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[edit] English

Three explosions

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From Latin explōsiōnis, genitive form of explōsio, from explōdo (“I drive out by clapping”), from ex- and plōdo (“I clap or strike”)

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  • (RP) IPA: /ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/
  • (US) IPA: /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/
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[edit] Noun

explosion (plural explosions)

  1. A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.)
  2. A bursting due to pressure.
  3. The sound of an explosion.
  4. A sudden increase.
    • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 3-4
      As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.
  5. A sudden outburst.

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a violent release of energy
a bursting due to pressure
the sound of an explosion
a sudden increase
a sudden outburst

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explosion f. (plural explosions)

  1. explosion

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