detonation
UK/.detә'neiʃәn/US
GREB2
Definitions
n.
A sudden, violent explosion; the act of detonating
爆炸；引爆
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedde-down, away, reversal
+
-ationact, process, state
=detonation
The noun of detonate: de- + ton (Latin tonāre, 'thunder') + -ation = 'a thundering-down,' i.e. an explosion. See detonate for the thunder story.
Root ton still carries 10 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.nuclear detonation核爆炸
- 2.controlled detonation受控爆炸
- 3.time of detonation爆炸时间
Example Sentences
- 1.
The detonation shattered windows three blocks away.
- 2.
A controlled detonation safely destroyed the unexploded shell.