explosion
- noun1 sudden loud bursting/explodingADJECTIVE▪ almighty (esp. BrE), big, deafening, enormous, great, huge, large, loud, major, massive, powerful, tremendous, violent▪ minor, small▪ muffled▪
There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right.
▪ distant▪The floor shook with a distant explosion.
▪ controlled▪ test▪a nuclear test explosion
▪ accidental▪ bomb, chemical, gas, mine, volcanic▪ atomic, nuclear▪ terrorist▪ social (figurative)▪If no action is taken, the country runs the risk of a social explosion.
VERB + EXPLOSION▪ cause, create, set off, trigger▪The build-up of gas caused a small explosion.
▪ carry out (esp. BrE)▪Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on the suspect package.
▪ hear▪ prevent▪ surviveEXPLOSION + VERB▪ come, happen, occur, take place▪The explosion came 20 minutes after a coded warning to the police.
▪The explosion occurred just after noon.
▪ erupt, go off▪A massive explosion erupted behind him.
▪ rock sth, shake sth▪A huge explosion rocked the entire building.
▪The explosion shook nearby homes.
▪ blow sth out, destroy sth, rip through sth▪An explosion blew out the front windows.
▪A massive explosion ripped through the chemical works.
▪ injure sb, kill sb▪ cause sth▪The explosion caused major structural damage.
▪ echo, sound▪A loud explosion echoed around the valley.
PREPOSITION▪ in an/the explosion▪Three people were injured in the explosion.
2 sudden large increaseADJECTIVE▪ sudden▪ great▪a great explosion of creativity
▪ veritable▪In the 1860s a veritable explosion of major scientific publications took place.
▪ population▪ information▪How can we keep up with the information explosion?
▪ price, wage (BrE)VERB + EXPLOSION▪ see, witness▪I believe we will see an explosion in lawsuits of this kind.
EXPLOSION + VERB▪ occur, take placePREPOSITION▪ explosion in▪a sudden explosion in the number of students
▪ explosion of▪an explosion of interest in learning Japanese
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explosion — [ ɛksplozjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1701; méd. 1581 ; lat. explosio « action de huer », de explodere 1 ♦ Le fait de se rompre brutalement en projetant parfois des fragments; Sc. Phénomène au cours duquel des gaz sous pression sont produits dans un temps très… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Explosion — der Pulverkammer eines Linienschiffes in einem Seegefecht … Deutsch Wikipedia
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explosión — (Del lat. explosĭo, ōnis). 1. f. Liberación brusca de una gran cantidad de energía, de origen térmico, químico o nuclear, encerrada en un volumen relativamente pequeño, la cual produce un incremento violento y rápido de la presión, con… … Diccionario de la lengua española
explosión — sustantivo femenino 1. Acción de romperse de repente una cosa por un aumento de la presión interior, con lanzamiento violento de sus fragmentos y con gran ruido: La explosión del neumático fue la causa del accidente. 2. Ruido que produce la… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Explosion — [Aufbauwortschatz (Rating 1500 3200)] Bsp.: • Sie rannten davon, als sie die Explosion hörten. • Es gab eine Explosion. • In der Feuerwerk Fabrik gab es eine Explosion … Deutsch Wörterbuch
explosion — • explosion, sprängning, smäll, knall, eruption, detonation • detonation, explosion, smäll, knall, brisad • knall, dån, dunder, explosion, smäll, skott, bang, detonation • eruption, utbrott, urladdning … Svensk synonymlexikon
explosion — [ek splō′zhən, iksplō′zhən] n. [L explosio < pp. of explodere: see EXPLODE] 1. an exploding; esp., a blowing up, or bursting with a loud noise; detonation 2. the noise made by exploding 3. a noisy outburst; loud breaking forth [an explosion of … English World dictionary
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