explosion

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explosion

A golfer hits an explosion shot from a green-side bunker.

Definition

Noun 1. A violent and rapid release of energy, often with a loud noise, caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction, or by the bursting of a container under pressure. 2. A sudden, rapid, and often dramatic increase in amount, number, or intensity. 3. A sudden, forceful outburst of emotion, sound, or activity. 4. (In golf) A shot from a bunker that displaces a large amount of sand along with the ball. 5. (In phonetics) The release of breath in the articulation of a stop consonant (like /p/, /t/, /k/).

Usage Examples
  • Violent release of energy:
    • The explosion at the factory could be heard for miles.
    • Scientists studied the nuclear explosion.
  • Sudden great increase:
    • The city is struggling to manage the population explosion.
    • We are living in an age of information explosion.
  • Sudden outburst:
    • His comment was met with an explosion of laughter from the audience.
    • She finally had an explosion of rage after weeks of stress.
  • Golf shot:
    • He got out of the sand trap with a perfect explosion shot.
Advanced Usage
  • "Set off an explosion": To cause an explosion to happen.
    • A spark from the machinery set off the explosion.
  • "Explosion in": Used to describe a rapid increase in a specific area.
    • There has been an explosion in the number of startups in the tech sector.
Variants and Related Words
  • Explode (verb): To burst or blow up violently.
    • The old boiler could explode if the pressure gets too high.
  • Explosive (adjective/noun):
    • (Adj.) Likely to explode; suddenly and dramatically increasing.
      • The situation was highly explosive.
      • The company showed explosive growth.
    • (N.) A substance that can cause an explosion.
      • The bomb squad safely disposed of the explosive.
  • Explosively (adverb): In a sudden and violent manner.
    • The crowd cheered explosively when the goal was scored.
Synonyms
  • Blast, detonation, burst, eruption (for violent release).
  • Surge, boom, upsurge, proliferation (for rapid increase).
  • Outburst, flare-up, outbreak (for sudden emotion/activity).
Related Phrases
  • Explosion of color: A vivid and sudden display of many colors.
    • The garden in spring is an explosion of color.
  • Explosive device: A manufactured object designed to explode.
    • Police found an explosive device in the vehicle.
Idioms
  • "Ticking time bomb" (related concept): A situation or person likely to cause a sudden disaster or explosion of trouble.
    • Their financial problems were a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.
explosion

A golfer hits an explosion shot from a green-side bunker.

Noun
  1. a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
  2. a sudden outburst
    • an explosion of laughter
    • an explosion of rage
  3. the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
  4. the noise caused by an explosion
    • the explosion was heard a mile away
  5. a sudden great increase
    • the population explosion
    • the information explosion
  6. the act of exploding or bursting
    • the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
    • the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
  7. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

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