explosion

1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reactionSynonyms: blowup, detonation, explosion

2. the act of exploding or burstingExamples: "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"Synonyms: burst, explosion

3. a sudden great increaseExamples: "the population explosion"; "the information explosion"Synonyms: explosion

4. the noise caused by an explosionExamples: "the explosion was heard a mile away"Synonyms: explosion

5. the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonantSynonyms: explosion, plosion

6. a sudden outburstExamples: "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"Synonyms: explosion