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detonating cord

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
det-o-nat-ing -cord
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An explosive cord, typically used as a fuse/primer to detonate explosive charges, or as a cutting agent to cut patterns explosively. The explosive cord is a small flexible plastic tube filled with explosive in a flexible binder, typically pentaerythritol tetranitrate (“PETN”) (pentrite explosives).

Inflected Forms

detonating cords (plural) detonation cord (alternative)

Derived Forms

detcord detacord

Phrases

det cord det. cord

Frequently Paired Words

cord explosive explosive line explosive sheet explosive stick plastic explosive sheet explosive stick explosive

Synonyms

cordeau detcord det cord det. cord detacord sun cord primer cord primacord

Questions

What does detonating cord mean?
An explosive cord, typically used as a fuse/primer to detonate explosive charges, or as a cutting agent to cut patterns explosively. The explosive cord is a small flexible plastic tube filled with explosive in a flexible binder, typically pentaerythritol tetranitrate (“PETN”) (pentrite explosives).

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