Search results
- DictionaryDet·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"
People also ask
What does detonation mean?
What is a nuclear detonation?
What is the root word of a detonation?
What is a detonation theory?
Detonation is the action or process of detonating, or rapid combustion in an internal combustion engine that results in knocking. See synonyms, examples, word history and more from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Detonation (from Latin detonare 'to thunder down/forth') [1] is a type of combustion involving a supersonic exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front propagating directly in front of it.
Detonation is the act of exploding something, or the fact of being exploded. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its usage in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Detonation is the act of exploding or the process of spontaneous combustion in an engine. Learn the origin, synonyms, and related words of detonation from Dictionary.com.
News about Key Bridge, Dali, salvage
News about Helldivers 2, lead writer, Polar Patriots Warbond
Also in the news
Detonation is the act or fact of exploding something, or the act or fact of being exploded. It can also refer to the act or fact of exploding something with a high pressure or temperature. See examples, pronunciation, translations and related words.
A detonation is an explosion, usually done on purpose. Nuclear weapons cause massive detonations, and cities sometimes plan a careful detonation of an abandoned building in order to make room for a new structure.
Detonation definition, the act of detonating. See more.
