éclatement

Definitions of éclatement
  1. noun
    the act of exploding or bursting
    synonyms: explosion
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    types:
    détonation, explosion
    the act of detonating an explosive
    type of:
    changement d'intégrité
    the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
  2. noun
    a sudden very loud noise
    synonyms: boum, éruption
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    type of:
    bruit, vacarme
    sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
  3. noun
    an explosion (as of dynamite)
    synonyms: explosion, éruption
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    type of:
    explosion
    a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
  4. noun
    the act of making a sudden noisy break
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    type of:
    cassure
    the act of breaking something
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