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- Dictionarydetonation/ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of causing a bomb or explosive device to explode: "she was in a control building at the time of detonation"
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DETONATION definition: 1. the act of exploding something, or the fact of being exploded: 2. the act of exploding…. Learn more.
Detonation (from Latin detonare 'to thunder down/forth') is a type of combustion involving a supersonic exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front propagating directly in front of it.
1. : the action or process of detonating. 2. : rapid combustion in an internal combustion engine that results in knocking. Synonyms. blast. blowup. bursting. eruption. explosion. outburst. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of detonation in a Sentence.
DETONATION meaning: 1. the act of exploding something, or the fact of being exploded: 2. the act of exploding…. Learn more.
noun. the act of detonating. an explosion. Machinery. the premature spontaneous burning of a fuel–air mixture in an internal-combustion engine due to the high temperature of air compressed in a cylinder.
Detonation is an uncontrolled form of combustion that adds undue stress to the inside of your engine.
A detonation is an explosion, usually done on purpose. Nuclear weapons cause massive detonations, and cities sometimes plan a careful detonation of an abandoned building in order to make room for a new structure.
