Associations to the word «Detonation»
Noun
- Warhead
- Explosive
- Fallout
- Tnt
- Fireball
- Bomb
- Fission
- Ignition
- Explosion
- Nagasaki
- Hiroshima
- Fuse
- Projectile
- Munition
- Grenade
- Blast
- Ammonium
- Timer
- Torpedo
- Velocity
- Neutron
- Uranium
- Nitrate
- Fragmentation
- Pulse
- Compression
- Atoll
- Missile
- Countdown
- Concussion
- Debris
- Booster
- Knocking
- Device
- Mushroom
- Initiate
- Trigger
- Supernova
- Weapon
- Radiation
- Ordnance
- Hedgehog
- Crater
- Seawater
- Fuel
- Altitude
- Proximity
- Hydrogen
- Petrol
- Ammunition
- Propulsion
- Thud
- Radius
- Fusion
- Contamination
- Meteorite
- Yield
- Teller
- Mixture
- Timing
Adjective
Wiktionary
DETONATION, noun. An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances as, the detonation of gun cotton. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
DETONATION, noun. Engine knocking, an improper combustion in internal combustion engines
Dictionary definition
DETONATION, noun. A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
DETONATION, noun. The act of detonating an explosive.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.