blowup

blowup

Primary Meanings of blowup

1.	n	a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
2.	n	a photographic print that has been enlarged

Full Definitions of blowup

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; airburst
an explosion in the atmosphere; blast
an explosion (as of dynamite); backfire
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine; big bang
(cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe; backfire, blowback
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired; fragmentation
the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes; inflation
(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang; bomb blast
the explosion of a bomb; back-blast, backblast
backfire from a recoilless weapon

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; acting out
a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult; cry
a fit of weeping; explosion
a sudden outburst; flare
a sudden outburst of emotion

Type of:: expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion
expression without words

Type of:: exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material