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Explosive
Explosive Ex*plo"sive, a. [Cf. F. explosif.]
Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing
explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
Explosive
Explosive Ex*plo"sive, n.
1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a
rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.
2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath;
(Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are
sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice.
Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, [root] 155-7, 184.]
Meaning of EXPLOSIVE from wikipedia
- An
explosive (or
explosive material) is a
reactive substance that
contains a
great amount of
potential energy that can
produce an
explosion if released...
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Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable
solid form of
explosive material.
Within the
field of
explosives engineering,
plastic explosives are also...
- An
explosive device is a
device that
relies on the
exothermic reaction of an
explosive material to
provide a
violent release of energy.
Applications of...
- An
explosive belt (also
called suicide belt,
suicide vest or bomb vest) is an
improvised explosive device, a belt or a vest
packed with
explosives and...
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Explosives engineering is the
field of
science and
engineering which is
related to
examining the
behavior and
usage of
explosive materials. Some of the...
-
Explosive cyclogenesis (also
referred to as a
weather bomb,
meteorological bomb,
explosive development, bomb cyclone, or bombogenesis) is the
rapid deepening...
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variety of the
plastic explosive family known as
Composition C,
which uses RDX as its
explosive agent. C-4 is
composed of
explosives,
plastic binder, plasticizer...
- High-
explosive anti-tank (HEAT) is the
effect of a
shaped charge explosive that uses the
Munroe effect to
penetrate heavy armor. The
warhead functions...
- An
improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb
constructed and deplo**** in ways
other than in
conventional military action. It may be
constructed of conventional...
- In volcanology, an
explosive eruption is a
volcanic eruption of the most
violent type. A
notable example is the 1980
eruption of
Mount St. Helens. Such...
