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explosion
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)
- A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.)
- A bursting due to pressure.
- The sound of an explosion.
- A sudden uncontrolled increase.
- 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)
- 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
- explosion
- Synonym: sprängning
- Antonym: implosion
Inflection
Derived terms
- explosionsartad
- explosionsmotor
- granatexplosion
Related terms
- explodera
- explosiv
References
explosion From the web:
- what explosion happened in west texas
- what explosion happened in 2020
- what explosion happened today
- what explosion just happened
- what explosion happened in lebanon
- what explosion happened in nashville this morning
- what explosion happened in nashville tn
- what explosion happened today in nashville tennessee
cracking
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?æk??/
- Rhymes: -æk??
Noun
cracking (plural crackings)
- (chemistry) The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
- The formation of cracks on a surface.
- The production of a crack sound.
- the crackings of whips
Translations
Adjective
cracking
- That cracks; that produces a sharp sound as of something splitting or breaking.
- (colloquial) Great.
- (colloquial) Enjoyable.
Translations
Adverb
cracking (not comparable)
- (Britain) Very, usually associated with praise.
- It was a cracking good show.
Verb
cracking
- present participle of crack
Derived terms
- get cracking
cracking From the web:
- what cracking your back does
- what cracking your knuckles does
- what cracking your neck looks like
- what cracking means
- what cracking your fingers really does
- what cracking up means
- what cracking in chemistry
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