Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.

    Explosion

    взрывvzryv

    ви́бухvýbux

    a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

  2. (countable, uncountable)The sound of an explosion.

    взрывvzryv

    the noise caused by an explosion

  3. (countable, uncountable)A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.

    a sudden great increase

Examples

271 sentences
  1. Tom was injured in the explosion.

    Тома було поранено внаслідок вибуху. — shanghainese

    ruТом был ранен в результате взрыва. — odexed

  2. Tom wasn't killed in the explosion.

    Том не загинув під час вибуху. — deniko

    ruТом не погиб во время взрыва. — gregoryguy

  3. Tom was hurt in the explosion.

    Том постраждав під час вибуху. — miketheknight

    ruТом пострадал при взрыве. — Selena777

  4. What was the cause of the explosion?

    Що було причиною вибуху? — deniko

    ruЧто было причиной взрыва? — corvard

    deWas war der Grund für die Explosion? — MUIRIEL

  5. Where were you when the explosion occurred?

    Де ви були, коли стався вибух? — mutternoise

    ruГде вы были, когда произошёл взрыв? — Biga

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
violent release of energy:
Русский
By meaning 1
violent release of energy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
violent release of energy:

Origin

From French explosion, from Latin explōsiōnis, genitive form of explōsio, from explōdo (“t

From French explosion, from Latin explōsiōnis, genitive form of explōsio, from explōdo (“to drive out by clapping”), from ex- and plōdo (“to clap or strike”). For more information see explode.

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Forms

plural: explosions
Singularexplosion
Pluralexplosions

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of exploding or bursting:burst
  • a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction:detonationblowup
  • the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant:plosion

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

18 related words

Collocations

8 patterns
  • an an explosion
  • explosion sent debris
  • in the explosion
  • by the explosion
  • the explosion sent
  • heard the explosion
  • explosion sent
  • the explosion was

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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