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According to WordNet, the noun "explosion" has 7 sense(s).

107414068 a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion".

100377364 the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft".

107014854 a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage".

107308563 a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.

107116443 the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant.

100572706 a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball.

107383696 the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away".


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