different between explosion vs shattering

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

Verb

shattering

1. present participle of shatter

Noun

shattering (plural shatterings)

1. The act of something that shatters; the shattered material
   • 1997, J. Wright, Realism and Explanatory Priority (page 226)

     It seems reasonable to conjecture that there is some property that is responsible for all the shatterings, because the operations that have produced the shatterings have all been similar (droppings of glass) […]

Anagrams

• astringeth, straighten