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Webster 1913 Edition
Explosion
Ex-plo′sion
,Noun.
1.
The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas;
as, the
explosion
of gunpowder, of fire damp, etc.2.
A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure;
as, the
explosion
of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.3.
A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.;
as, an
. explosion
of wrathA formidable
explosion
of high-church fanaticism. Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Explosion
EXPLO'SION
,Noun.
1.
A bursting with noise; a bursting or sudden expansion of any elastic fluid,with force and a loud report; as the explosion of powder.2.
The discharge of a piece of ordnance with a loud report.3.
The sudden burst of sound in a volcano, &c.