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detonation

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10 lettersPronunciation /dɛtəˈneɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted adeinnoottStarts with DEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word

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Definitions

the act of detonating an explosive

Word origin

From French détonation; equivalent to detonate + -ion.

Used in a sentence

“the detonation of gun cotton”
“a nuclear detonation”
“carbon detonation”

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Synonyms

blowup 6 letters explosion 9 letters

Broader terms

burst 5 letters discharge 9 letters explosion 9 letters

More specific words

blast 5 letters airburst 8 letters backfire 8 letters blowback 8 letters inflation 9 letters percussion 10 letters fragmentation 13 letters

Opposite

deflagration 12 letters

Anagrams

denotation 10 letters

Rhymes

ion 3 letters cion 4 letters lion 4 letters pion 4 letters anion 5 letters avion 5 letters inion 5 letters onion 5 letters

Longer words

detonations 11 letters