Detonation

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dÉ›təˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From French détonation.

Full definition of detonation

Noun

1. An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances as, the detonation of gun cotton. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
2. Engine knocking, an improper combustion in internal combustion engines

Related terms

• detonate
• detonator

Antonyms

• (with respect to speed of propagation): deflagration

Hypernyms

• combustion

Anagrams

• denotation
• taeniodont