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explosion

Letters that make explosion

s, o, e, l, n, p, i, x are letters that make 'explosion'

Words within explosion

os, OS, Sion, si, plosion, PLO, SI, ex, on, Io, ion, Os, Si are words within 'explosion'

explosion is a 9 letter word starting with e
explosion is a 9 letter word ending with n

7 possible definitions for 'explosion'

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

Under this definition, explosion is a noun and has the following properties:

explosion as a type

'explosion' can be a type of swing, golf stroke, golf shot.

Explosion as "a sudden outburst"

Under this definition, explosion is a noun and has the following properties:

explosion as a type

'explosion' can be a type of outburst, effusion, gush, blowup, ebullition.

Derivatives of explosion

burst forth, break loose, explode are derivatives of 'explosion'.

Example of explosion used within this context

"an explosion of laughter", "an explosion of rage"

Explosion as "a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction"

Under this definition, explosion is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

detonation, blowup have the same meaning as 'explosion'

explosion as a type

'explosion' can be a type of discharge.

Types of explosion

backfire, big bang, backfire, inflation, blast, airburst, blowback, fragmentation are types of 'explosion'.

Derivatives of explosion

detonate, set off, explode, blow up are derivatives of 'explosion'.

Explosion as "the noise caused by an explosion"

Under this definition, explosion is a noun and has the following properties:

explosion as a type

'explosion' can be a type of noise.

Example of explosion used within this context

"the explosion was heard a mile away"

Explosion as "a sudden great increase"

Under this definition, explosion is a noun and has the following properties:

explosion as a type

'explosion' can be a type of increase.

Derivatives of explosion

irrupt, explode are derivatives of 'explosion'.

Example of explosion used within this context

"the population explosion", "the information explosion"

Explosion as "the act of exploding or bursting"

Under this definition, explosion is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

burst has the same meaning as explosion

explosion as a type

'explosion' can be a type of change of integrity.

Types of explosion

detonation, fulmination are types of 'explosion'.

Derivatives of explosion

set off, break open, detonate, explode, blow up, split, burst are derivatives of 'explosion'.

Example of explosion used within this context

"the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children", "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"

Explosion as "the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant"

Under this definition, explosion is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

plosion has the same meaning as explosion

explosion as a type

'explosion' can be a type of release, tone ending.

explosion as a part

'explosion' can be a part of occlusive, stop, stop consonant, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive.

Derivatives of explosion

explode is a derivative of explosion.