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DetonateDetonate Det"o*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Detonated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Detonating.] [L. detonare, v. i., to thunder down;
de + tonare to thunder; akin to E. thunder. See Thunder,
and cf. Detonize.]
To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with
sulphur. Detonate
Detonate Det"o*nate, v. t.
To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a
sudden report.
DetonatedDetonate Det"o*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Detonated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Detonating.] [L. detonare, v. i., to thunder down;
de + tonare to thunder; akin to E. thunder. See Thunder,
and cf. Detonize.]
To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with
sulphur. DetonatingDetonate Det"o*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Detonated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Detonating.] [L. detonare, v. i., to thunder down;
de + tonare to thunder; akin to E. thunder. See Thunder,
and cf. Detonize.]
To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with
sulphur. DetonatingDetonating Det"o*na`ting, a. & n.
from Detonate.
Detonating gas, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with
one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report
upon ignition.
Detonating powder, any powder or solid substance, as
fulminate of mercury, which when struck, explodes with
violence and a loud report.
Detonating primer, a primer exploded by a fuse; -- used to
explode gun cotton in blasting operations.
Detonating tube, a strong tube of glass, usually graduated,
closed at one end, and furnished with two wires passing
through its sides at opposite points, and nearly meeting,
for the purpose of exploding gaseous mixtures by an
electric spark, as in gas analysis, etc. Detonating gasDetonating Det"o*na`ting, a. & n.
from Detonate.
Detonating gas, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with
one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report
upon ignition.
Detonating powder, any powder or solid substance, as
fulminate of mercury, which when struck, explodes with
violence and a loud report.
Detonating primer, a primer exploded by a fuse; -- used to
explode gun cotton in blasting operations.
Detonating tube, a strong tube of glass, usually graduated,
closed at one end, and furnished with two wires passing
through its sides at opposite points, and nearly meeting,
for the purpose of exploding gaseous mixtures by an
electric spark, as in gas analysis, etc. Detonating powderDetonating Det"o*na`ting, a. & n.
from Detonate.
Detonating gas, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with
one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report
upon ignition.
Detonating powder, any powder or solid substance, as
fulminate of mercury, which when struck, explodes with
violence and a loud report.
Detonating primer, a primer exploded by a fuse; -- used to
explode gun cotton in blasting operations.
Detonating tube, a strong tube of glass, usually graduated,
closed at one end, and furnished with two wires passing
through its sides at opposite points, and nearly meeting,
for the purpose of exploding gaseous mixtures by an
electric spark, as in gas analysis, etc. Detonating primerDetonating Det"o*na`ting, a. & n.
from Detonate.
Detonating gas, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with
one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report
upon ignition.
Detonating powder, any powder or solid substance, as
fulminate of mercury, which when struck, explodes with
violence and a loud report.
Detonating primer, a primer exploded by a fuse; -- used to
explode gun cotton in blasting operations.
Detonating tube, a strong tube of glass, usually graduated,
closed at one end, and furnished with two wires passing
through its sides at opposite points, and nearly meeting,
for the purpose of exploding gaseous mixtures by an
electric spark, as in gas analysis, etc. Detonating tubeDetonating Det"o*na`ting, a. & n.
from Detonate.
Detonating gas, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with
one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report
upon ignition.
Detonating powder, any powder or solid substance, as
fulminate of mercury, which when struck, explodes with
violence and a loud report.
Detonating primer, a primer exploded by a fuse; -- used to
explode gun cotton in blasting operations.
Detonating tube, a strong tube of glass, usually graduated,
closed at one end, and furnished with two wires passing
through its sides at opposite points, and nearly meeting,
for the purpose of exploding gaseous mixtures by an
electric spark, as in gas analysis, etc. Detonator
Detonator Det"o*na`tor, n.
One that detonates; specif.:
(a) An explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.
(b) Something used to detonate a charge, as a detonating
fuse.
(c) A case containing detonating powder, the explosion of
which serves as a signal, as on railroads.
(d) A gun fired by a percussion cap. [Obs.]
Detonator
Detonator Det"o*na`tor (d[e^]t"[-o]*n[=a]`t[~e]r), n.
One who, or that which, detonates.
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