Explosion - Definition

n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear
reaction [syn: explosion, detonation, blowup]
2: the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the
firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb
creates enormous radiation aloft" [syn: explosion, burst]
3: a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the
information explosion"
4: the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a
mile away"
5: the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the
occlusive phase of a stop consonant [syn: plosion,
explosion]
6: a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion
of rage"
7: a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well
as the golf ball