detonation

Etymology
From ; equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1)  An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
 * 2)  Any sudden explosion made by an exothermic process (whether chemical or not) that produces a supersonic shock wave.
 * 3)   knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.
 * 1)   knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.
 * 1)   knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.
 * 1)   knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.

Usage notes
The use of to refer to engine knocking is mostly confined to aircraft engines.

Antonyms

 * (with respect to speed of propagation): deflagration

Translations

 * Arabic: تَفْجِير
 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Catalan: detonació
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 * Danish: brag,, knald
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 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Irish: madhmadh
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 * Romanian: detonare,, ,
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 * Welsh: taniad


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