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Webster 1913 Edition

(dĕtˊō̍-nā′shŭn)

Noun.

[Cf. F.

détonation

An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances;

as, the

detonation

of gun cotton

Noun.

An explosion or sudden report made by the inflammation of certain combustible bodies, as fulminating gold. Detonation is not decrepitation.

See also: detonation and Detonation

détonation f ‎(plural détonations)