1. (

• explosion ,
• detonation ,
• blowup

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

2. (

• explosion ,
• burst

) the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" ;

3. (

• explosion ,

) a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion" ;

4. (

• explosion ,

) the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away" ;

5. (

• plosion ,
• explosion

) the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant ;

6. (

• explosion ,

) a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage" ;

7. (

• explosion ,

) a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball ;