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Meaning of Explosion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən

Definitions

A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
countable, uncountable
The sound of an explosion.
countable, uncountable
A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans ontploffing

العربية الإنفجار انفجار تفجير

Azərbaycanca partlayış

Български взрив

Bosanski eksplozija no експлозија

Català explosió

Čeština exploze výbuch

Cymraeg ffrwydrad

Dansk eksplosion

Deutsch Explosion

Ελληνικά ανατίναξη έκρηξη

Esperanto eksplodo

Español explosión

فارسی انفجار ترکش

Suomi ampu laukeama räjähdys räjähtäminen

Français Explosion

Gaeilge pléasc

Galego detonación estoupido estouro explosión

עברית פיצוץ

हिन्दी विस्फोट स्फोट

Hrvatski eksplozija no експлозија

Magyar robbanás

Հայերեն պայթյուն

Bahasa Indonesia eksplosi ledakan letupan

Íslenska sprenging

Italiano esplosione scoppio

日本語炸裂爆発爆発音破裂

ქართული აფეთქება

Қазақша жарылыс

ខ្មែរ ការផ្ទុះ

한국어 폭발 폭파

Kurdî no no

Latina diruptio displosio

Lietuvių eksplozija sprogimas

Македонски експлозија

മലയാളം പൊട്ടിത്തെറി സ്ഫോടനം

मराठी स्फोट

Bahasa Melayu ledakan letupan

မြန်မာဘာသာ ပေါက်ကွဲမှု

Nederlands explosie ontploffing

Polski eksplozja wybuch wybuchowy

Português explosão

Română detunătură explozie

Русский взрыв

Slovenčina výbuch

Shqip shpërthim

Српски eksplozija no експлозија

Svenska brisad explosion krevad pang sprängning

Kiswahili mlipuko

தமிழ் வெடி

తెలుగు పేలుడు

ไทย การระเบิด ภัยการระเบิด ระเบิด

Tagalog pagsabog

Türkçe infilak patlama sadme

Українська вибух

اردو دھماکہ

Tiếng Việt nỏ

Examples

“A man was injured by an explosion caused by drilling into a missed shot at the Mendota mine above Silver Plume, Colo.”

“As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.”

“Her image is supposedly rebellious, but she looks scrubbed and healthy, with an explosion of blonde hair and generous curves shoved into too-tight clothing.”

“All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism. That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition. It is therefore dealing with pollution in two ways—suppression and mitigation.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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