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detonation

/dɛtəˈneɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
det-o-na-tion
IPA
/dɛtəˈneɪʃən/
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French détonation; equivalent to detonate + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɛtəˈneɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

detonations (plural)

Derived Forms

antidetonation autodetonation

Phrases

carbon detonation detonation cord pulse detonation engine rotating detonation engine sympathetic detonation

Frequently Paired Words

detonate detonator

Synonyms

explosion blowup

Antonyms

deflagration

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce detonation?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɛtəˈneɪʃən/.
What does detonation mean?
An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
Where does detonation come from?
It is traced to French.

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