|  detonation 
 
 1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
 • Syn:
 explosion, blowup
 • Derivationally related forms:
 blow up (for: blowup), detonate, explode (for: explosion)
 • Hypernyms:
 discharge
 • Hyponyms:
 airburst, blast, backfire, big bang, blowback,
 fragmentation, inflation
 2. the act of detonating an explosive
 • Derivationally related forms:
 detonate
 • Hypernyms:
 explosion, burst
 • Hyponyms:
 percussion
 
 
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