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Imploding and Explosion

noun

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