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detonation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Detonation \Det`o*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]tonation.] An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances' as the detonation of gun cotton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: detonation n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction [syn: {explosion}] 2: the act of detonating an explosion
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