English-Thai Dictionary

detonation

N การระเบิด  blast burst eruption discharge kan-ra-boed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DETONATION

n.An explosion or sudden report made by the inflammation of certain combustible bodies, as fulminating gold. Detonation is not decrepitation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DETONATION

Det `o *na "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. détonation.]

 

Defn: An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances' as, the detonation of gun cotton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

detonation

det o na tion |ˌdetnˈāSHən ˌdɛdəˈneɪʃən | ▶noun the action of causing a bomb or explosive device to explode. • a loud explosion: a series of deafening detonations was heard. • technical combustion of a substance that is initiated suddenly and propagates extremely rapidly, giving rise to a shock wave. Compare with deflagration. • the premature combustion of fuel in an internal combustion engine, causing knocking. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French détonation, from the verb détoner, from Latin detonare ‘thunder down ’ (see detonate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

detonation

det ¦on |ation |dɛtəˈneɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of causing a bomb or explosive device to explode. • [ count noun ] a loud explosion: a series of deafening detonations was heard. • technical combustion of a substance which is initiated suddenly and propagates extremely rapidly, giving rise to a shock wave. Compare with deflagration. • the premature combustion of fuel in an internal-combustion engine, causing pinking. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French détonation, from the verb détoner, from Latin detonare ‘thunder down ’ (see detonate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

detonation

detonation noun the detonation of the first atomic bomb: explosion, discharge, blowing up, ignition; blast, bang, report.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

detonation

detonation noun the detonation of the first atomic bomb: explosion, discharge, blowing up, ignition, blast, burst, crack, bang, report.

 

Duden Dictionary

Detonation

De to na ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Detonati o n |die Detonation; Genitiv: der Detonation, Plural: die Detonationen französisch détonation, zu detonieren (durch Zündung explosiver Gase oder durch Sprengstoff verursachte ) starke Explosion eine schwere, heftige Detonation | die Detonation einer Bombe | die Detonation war kilometerweit zu hören

 

Detonation

De to na ti on Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |Detonati o n |die Detonation; Genitiv: der Detonation, Plural: die Detonationen griechisch-lateinisch-französisch unreines Singen oder Spielen

 

French Dictionary

détonation

détonation n. f. nom féminin Bruit de ce qui explose. : Ils ont entendu des détonations: encore une explosion au laboratoire du professeur Tournesol! SYNONYME explosion .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

detonation

d è t o n á tion 名詞 U C 1 ｟かたく ｠爆発, (爆弾などを )爆発させること ; 爆発音 .2 (エンジン内の )早期燃焼 .