ALL meanings of detonation
det·o·na·tion
D d - countable noun detonation A detonation is a large or powerful explosion. 3
- uncountable noun detonation Detonation is the action of causing a device such as a bomb to explode. 3
- noun detonation an explosion or the act of exploding 3
- noun detonation the spontaneous combustion in an internal-combustion engine of part of the mixture before it has been reached by the flame front, causing the engine to knock 3
- noun detonation rapid combustion, esp that occurring within a shock wave 3
- noun detonation Detonation is rapid and uncontrolled combustion, especially in the cylinder of a spark ignition engine which is operating with a fuel with inadequate octane. 3
- noun detonation Detonation is an explosion in which the speed of burning is higher than the speed of sound in the surroundings. 3
- noun detonation triggering of an explosion 1
- noun detonation the act of detonating. 1
- noun detonation an explosion. 1
- noun detonation Machinery. the premature spontaneous burning of a fuel–air mixture in an internal-combustion engine due to the high temperature of air compressed in a cylinder. 1
- noun detonation The action of causing a bomb or explosive device to explode. 1
- noun detonation An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances as, the detonation of gun cotton. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression. 0
- noun detonation Engine knocking, an improper combustion in internal combustion engines. 0