Explosive

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ɛkˈspləʊsɪv

Definitions

Any explosive substance.
A plosive.
dated

Equivalents

Españolexplosivo

Françaisexplosif explosive

Deutschaufbrausend Explosiv ExplosivstoffSprengmittel Sprengstoff

36 more languages

العربيةالمادّة المتفجّرة انفجاري مَادَّة مُتَفَجِّرَةمُتَفَجِّر مُتَفَجِّرَة ناسفة

Българскивзривен

Bosanskieksploziv експлозив

Catalàexplosiu

Češtinatřaskavina trhavina výbušninavýbušný

Cymraegchwyrn ffrwydrol ffrwydryn

Danskeksplosiv opfarende sprængstof

Ελληνικάεκρηκτικός κεραυνός

Esperantoeksploda

Suomiäkkipikainen räjähde räjähdysaineräjähdysherkkä räjähdystarvike räjähtävä

Galegoexplosivo

हिन्दीपटाका विस्फोटक

Hrvatskieksploziv експлозив

Magyarrobbanékony robbanó robbanóanyag

Bahasa Indonesiabahan peledak peledak

Italianocollerico esplosivo iracondoirascibile

日本語火爆発物爆薬

ქართულიფეთქებადი

한국어폭발물

Latinabombus

Lietuviųsprogmuo

Македонскиексплозив експлозивен

Монголтэсрэх бодис

Nederlandsexplosief plofstof springstof

Polskimateriał wybuchowy wybuchowy

Portuguêsexplosivo

Românăexploziv

Русскийвзрывной взрывчатка взры́вчатое вещество́взрывчатый вспыльчивый

Slovenčinaexplozívny výbušnina

Српскиeksploziv експлозив

Svenskaexplosiv sprängämne sprängmedel

ไทยระเบิด วัตถุระเบิด

Tagalogpampasabog

Türkçefevri patlayıcı patlayıcı madde

Українськавибухівка вибухо́ва речовина́вибуховий

Tiếng Việtchất nổ thuốc nổ

Examples

“The words of these songs were either without meaning, or derived from an idiom with which Watt, a very fair linguist, had no acquaintance. The open ⟳ a sound ⟳ was predominant, and the explosives k and g.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

explosive belt explosive cyclogenesis explosive decompression explosive gelatin explosive lens explosive sadism

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