different between detonation vs detonator

English

Etymology

From French détonation; equivalent to detonate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?t??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

detonation (countable and uncountable, plural detonations)

1. An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.

2. Engine knocking, an improper combustion in internal combustion engines

Antonyms

• (with respect to speed of propagation): deflagration

Hypernyms

• combustion
• decomposition

Derived terms

• carbon detonation
• pulse detonation engine
• rotating detonation engine

Related terms

• detonate
• detonator

Translations

Anagrams

• denotation, taeniodont

Danish

Noun

detonation c (singular definite detonationen, plural indefinite detonationer)

1. detonation

Declension

Further reading

• “detonation” in Den Danske Ordbog

English

Etymology

detonate +? -or

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?t.?.ne?.t?(?)/, /?d?tn?e?.t?(?)/

Noun

detonator (plural detonators)

1. A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
2. (rail transport, Britain) a small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
3. (archaic) Any explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.
4. (obsolete) A gun fired by a percussion cap.

Synonyms

• (rail transport): torpedo (US)

Related terms

• detonate
• detonation

Translations

See also

• (device for detonating explosives): blasting cap

Anagrams

• denotator, rattooned, tetraodon

Danish

Noun

detonator c (singular definite detonatoren, plural indefinite detonatorer)

1. A detonator

Declension

Further reading

• “detonator” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English detonator.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de?.to??na?.t?r/
• Hyphenation: de?to?na?tor
• Rhymes: -a?t?r

Noun

detonator m (plural detonators, diminutive detonatortje n)

1. detonator.

Related terms

• detoneren

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: detonator

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch detonator, from English detonator.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d?et?o?nat??r]
• Hyphenation: dé?to?na?tor

Noun

detonator, détonator (plural detonator-detonator, first-person possessive detonatorku, second-person possessive detonatormu, third-person possessive detonatornya)

1. detonator: a device used to detonate an explosive device etc.

Derived terms

Further reading

• “detonator” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Verb

d?ton?tor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of d?ton?

Romanian

Etymology

From French détonateur.

Noun

detonator n (plural detonatoare)

1. detonator

Declension