DETONATION


Meaning of DETONATION in English

/ ˌdetəˈneɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] an explosion; the action of making sth explode

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from French détonation , from the verb détoner , from Latin detonare thunder down, from de- down + tonare to thunder.

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