English-Thai Dictionary

explosive

ADJ ซึ่ง สามารถ ระเบิด ได้  ที่ ง่าย ต่อ การระเบิด  burst detonating sueng-sa-mad-ra-boed-dai

 

explosive

N สิ่ง ที่ ระเบิด ได้  ammunition bomb detonator sing-ti-ra-bod

 

explosively

ADV อย่าง เหมือน การระเบิด ออก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPLOSIVE

a.Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as the explosive force of gun-powder.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXPLOSIVE

Ex *plo "sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. explosif. ]

 

Defn: Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.

 

EXPLOSIVE

EXPLOSIVE Ex *plo "sive, n.

 

1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.

 

2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics ) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice.

 

Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, sq. root 155 -7, 184.]

 

EXPLOSIVELY

EXPLOSIVELY Ex *plo "sive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an explosive manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

explosive

ex plo sive |ikˈsplōsiv ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ɪkˈsploʊzɪv | ▶adjective able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart, as when a bomb explodes: an explosive device. • likely to cause an eruption of anger or controversy: Marco's explosive temper | the idea was politically explosive. • of or relating to a sudden and dramatic increase in amount or extent: the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1980s. • (of a vocal sound ) produced with a sharp release of air. • Phonetics another term for plosive. ▶noun (often explosives ) a substance that can be made to explode, esp. any of those used in bombs or shells. DERIVATIVES ex plo sive ly adverb, ex plo sive ness noun

 

explosive bolt

ex plo sive bolt ▶noun a bolt that can be released by being blown out of position by an integral explosive charge.

 

Oxford Dictionary

explosive

ex ¦plo |sive |ɪkˈspləʊsɪv, ɛk- | ▶adjective 1 able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart: an explosive device. • (of a vocal sound ) produced with a sharp release of air. 2 likely to cause an outburst of anger or controversy: Marco's explosive temper | the idea was politically explosive. 3 (of an increase ) sudden and dramatic: the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1980s. ▶noun (often explosives ) a substance which can be made to explode, especially any of those used in bombs or shells. DERIVATIVES explosively adverb, explosiveness noun

 

explosive bolt

ex ¦plo |sive bolt ▶noun a bolt that can be released by being blown out of position by an integral explosive charge.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

explosive

explosive adjective 1 explosive gases: volatile, inflammable, flammable, combustible, incendiary. 2 Biff's explosive temper: fiery, stormy, violent, volatile, angry, passionate, tempestuous, turbulent, touchy, irascible, hotheaded, short-tempered. 3 an explosive situation: tense, charged, highly charged, overwrought; dangerous, perilous, hazardous, sensitive, delicate, unstable, volatile. 4 explosive population growth: sudden, dramatic, rapid; mushrooming, snowballing, escalating, rocketing, skyrocketing, accelerating. ▶noun stocks of explosives: bomb, incendiary (device ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

explosive

explosive adjective 1 the danger of explosive gases: volatile, inflammable, flammable, combustible, incendiary, eruptive, unstable. 2 Marco's explosive temper: fiery, stormy, violent, volatile, volcanic, angry, fierce, impassioned, passionate, intense, vehement, tempestuous, turbulent, touchy, irritable, irascible, hot-headed, short-tempered, quick-tempered. 3 he had been able to defuse an explosive situation: tense, charged, highly charged, overwrought; critical, serious, dangerous, perilous, hazardous, knife-edge, touch-and-go; sensitive, delicate, unstable, volatile, inflammable, volcanic, ugly, nasty; informal iffy, dicey. 4 pressure on the land was increased by explosive population growth: sudden, dramatic, rapid, abrupt, meteoric; mushrooming, snowballing, escalating, rocketing, accelerating. ▶noun stocks of explosives: bomb, incendiary device, incendiary, device.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

explosive

ex plo sive /ɪksplóʊsɪv, eks- /→explode 形容詞 more ～; most ～〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 爆発する , 爆発性の ▸ an explosive device 爆発物 2 爆発寸前の , 一触即発の 〈状況など 〉▸ a potentially explosive situation 潜在的に一触即発の状況 3 爆発的な , 急激な 〈数 量の増加など 〉▸ the explosive growth of the Internet インターネットの急激な発展 .4 すぐかっとなる , 激情的な 〈気性など 〉(fiery, hot-tempered )▸ a person of explosive temper 激情的気性の人 5 強大な , ものすごい 〈力 〉; 耳をつんざくような 〈音 〉.6 〘音声 〙(子音が )破裂音の (plosive ).名詞 C 1 爆発物 , 爆薬 .2 〘音声 〙破裂音 .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞