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noun (n)

• a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction(noun.event)

  Synonym:
  blowup, explosion
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of detonating an explosive(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances; as, the detonation of gun cotton.(noun)

  source: webster1913