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   Det·o·na·tion

   /ˌdetnˈāSHn/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of causing a bomb or explosive device to explode: "she was in a control building at the time of detonation"
   • ▪ a loud explosion: "a series of deafening detonations was heard"
   • ▪ combustion of a substance which is initiated suddenly and propagates extremely rapidly, giving rise to a shock wave: "natural gas's high resistance to detonation"
   • ▪ the premature combustion of fuel in an internal combustion engine, causing knocking.

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French détonation, from the verb détoner, from Latin detonare ‘thunder down’ (see detonate).

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