détonation

Definitions of détonation
  1. noun
    a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)
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    type of:
    bruit, vacarme
    sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
  2. noun
    the act of detonating an explosive
    synonyms: explosion
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    type of:
    explosion, éclatement
    the act of exploding or bursting
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