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- Dictionaryexplosion/ɪkˈspləʊʒn/
noun
- 1. a violent shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb: "three explosions damaged buildings at the barracks" Similar
- 2. a sudden outburst of something such as violent emotion, especially anger: "an explosion of anger inside the factory" Similar
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Jun 13, 2024 · The Cambrian explosion (also known as Cambrian radiation or Cambrian diversification) is an interval of time approximately in the Cambrian period of the early Paleozoic when a sudden radiation of complex life occurred, and practically all major animal phyla started appearing in the fossil record.
5 days ago · Improvised explosive device (IED), a homemade bomb, constructed from military or nonmilitary components, that is frequently employed by guerrillas, insurgents, and other nonstate actors as a crude but effective weapon against a conventional military force. When used as roadside bombs, IEDs can.
4 days ago · A supernova ( pl.: supernovae or supernovas) is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star. A supernova occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star, or when a white dwarf is triggered into runaway nuclear fusion.
Jun 17, 2024 · Nuclear weapon, device designed to release energy in an explosive manner as a result of nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or a combination of the two. Fission weapons are commonly referred to as atomic bombs, and fusion weapons are referred to as thermonuclear bombs or, more commonly, hydrogen bombs.
Jun 17, 2024 · A population explosion is a sudden increase in the number of individuals within a species. While any species can undergo a population explosion, the term is typically used in reference to the human population. In particular, the population boom that followed the end of World War II.
Jun 13, 2024 · A supernova is the biggest explosion that humans have ever seen. Each blast is the extremely bright, super-powerful explosion of a star.
Jun 17, 2024 · Chernobyl disaster, accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union in 1986, the worst disaster in nuclear power generation history. Between 2 and 50 people were killed in the initial explosions, and dozens more contracted serious radiation sickness, some of whom later died.
Jun 19, 2024 · A thermonuclear weapon, fusion weapon or hydrogen bomb ( H bomb) is a second-generation nuclear weapon design. Its greater sophistication affords it vastly greater destructive power than first-generation nuclear bombs, a more compact size, a lower mass, or a combination of these benefits.
Jun 4, 2024 · By Evrim Yazgin. Geological studies of sites in Australia and Antarctica reveal the series of tectonic events which caused a mass extinction more than 500 million years ago. The new...
Jun 13, 2024 · Solar flares are a sudden explosion of energy caused by tangling, crossing or reorganizing of magnetic field lines near sunspots.
