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US
/ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən/
]
[ UK /dˌɛtənˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /dˌɛtənˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- the act of detonating an explosive
How To Use detonation In A Sentence
- Despite early reports of suicide attackers there were no signs of vests or of the aftermath of their detonation. Times, Sunday Times
- Exhaust nozzle is one of the key components of pulse detonation rocket engine (PDRE). Exhaust nozzle can be used to improve the propulsion performance of PURE.
- The cause is the implosion of the Niners' salary cap, and the detonation may not yet be over, if the league, as rumored, penalizes San Francisco for past contract shenanigans by revoking future draft picks.
- The instantaneous destruction of all molecules in a sample is known as detonation, and the rapid expansion of hot gases that results is what gives rise to the destructive blast.
- He had to double charge the case to get that kind of detonation and especially blowing the top strap clean off! An Expert Gunsmith on Over-Pressure Rounds and Exploding Handguns
- He crouched next to the bomb - which displayed seven minutes until detonation - and defused it.
- In a fission bomb, the fuel must be kept in separate subcritical masses, which will not support fission, to prevent premature detonation.
- What otherwise would have been absolute silence was broken by terrific detonations of high explosive shells. Times, Sunday Times
- The parameters of JWL equation of state for detonation products of ROTL 905 aluminized explosive were calculated.
- The CVRJ and Band C programs are satisfying an urgent Department of Defense requirement for increased system production in order to prevent the detonation of radio-controlled IEDs.