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explosion

exp·lo·sion

UK/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/ US/ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ common

noun

1.
2.

the act of exploding or bursting something

  • “the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children”
  • “the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft”
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3.

a sudden great increase

  • “the population explosion”
  • “the information explosion”
4.

the noise caused by an explosion

  • “the explosion was heard a mile away”
5.
6.

a sudden outburst

  • “an explosion of laughter”
  • “an explosion of rage”
7.

a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

Origin

From French explosion, from Latin explōsiōnis, genitive form of explōsio, from explōdo (“to drive out by clapping”), from ex- and plōdo (“to clap or strike”). For more information see explode.

Phrases

  • bacon explosion
  • Cambrian explosion
  • controlled explosion
  • Coulomb explosion
  • explosion ship
  • explosion shot
  • hyper explosion
  • like an explosion in a paint factory

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