Definition of explosive. Meaning of explosive. Synonyms of explosive

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Definition of explosive

Explosive
Explosive Ex*plo"sive, a. [Cf. F. explosif.] Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
Explosive
Explosive Ex*plo"sive, n. 1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine. 2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, [root] 155-7, 184.]

Meaning of explosive from wikipedia

- an explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce
- an improvised explosive device (ied) is a homemade bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action.
- dynamite is an explosive material based on nitroglycerin , using diatomaceous earth (ame : kieselgur; bre : kieselguhr), or another
- an explosive eruption is a volcanic term to describe a violent, explosive type of eruption . mount st. helens in 1980 was an example.
- a shell is a payload-carrying projectile which, as opposed to shot , contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage sometimes
- a variety of types of hand grenades exist, with explosive grenades designed to detonate after impact or after a set amount of time the
- and the release of gas es. supersonic explosions created by high explosive s are known as detonation s and travel via supersonic shock wave
- it is a heavy, colorless, oily, explosive liquid most commonly produced by treating glycerol with white fuming nitric acid under
- an explosive weapon generally uses high explosive to project blast and/or fragmentation from a point of detonation . explosive weapons
- such decompression may be classed as explosive, rapid or slow: explosive decompression (ed) is violent, the decompression being too fast