detonation
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- n a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- n the act of detonating an explosive
- After last week's detonation, much of the world wished France would leave it alone.
- The guts of the nuclear warhead are kept separate from the rest of the device, and a nuclear detonation is impossible without both pieces.
- There's no danger that the distant detonation will send the comet tumbling our way.