different between explosion vs breaking

English

Etymology

From French explosion, from Latin expl?si?nis, genitive form of expl?sio, from expl?do (“I drive out by clapping”), from ex- and pl?do (“I clap or strike”). For more information see explode#Etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?spl??.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?splo?.??n/

Noun

explosion (countable and uncountable, plural explosions)

1. A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.)
2. A bursting due to pressure.
3. The sound of an explosion.
4. A sudden uncontrolled increase.
5. A sudden outburst.

Synonyms

Antonyms

• implosion

Derived terms

• Cambrian explosion
• implosion

Related terms

• explode
• explosive
• principle of explosion

Translations

See also

• explosion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Latin explosi?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.splo.zj??/

Noun

explosion f (plural explosions)

1. explosion

Derived terms

• explosion cambrienne
• moteur à explosion

Related terms

• exploser

Further reading

• “explosion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin explosi?, attested from 1770.

Noun

explosion c

1. explosion

   Synonym: sprängning

   Antonym: implosion

Inflection

Derived terms

• explosionsartad
• explosionsmotor
• granatexplosion

Related terms

• explodera
• explosiv

References

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?e?k??/
• Homophone: braking
• Rhymes: -e?k??

Verb

breaking

1. present participle of break

Derived terms

• late-breaking
• record-breaking

Noun

breaking (countable and uncountable, plural breakings)

1. The act by which something is broken.
2. (linguistics) A change of a vowel to a diphthong
3. (music) A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones
4. breakdancing

Translations

Anagrams

• rebaking