high explosive
high explosive · high explosives
A chemical explosive capable of detonation rather than solely of deflagrationA chemical explosive capable of detonation rather than solely of deflagration; a chemical explosive capable of reacting at a sufficiently-fast rate to produce a shock wave which propagates the reaction throughout the explosive mass; a chemical explosive capable of producing an explosion even when unconfined.
Meaning
1 sensesA chemical explosive capable of detonation rather than solely of deflagration; a chemical explosive capable of reacting at a sufficiently-fast rate to produce a shock wave which propagates the reaction throughout the explosive mass; a chemical explosive capable of producing an explosion even when unconfined.
More definitions
- a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
Forms
plural: high explosives| Singular | high explosive |
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