Explosion definition

(1) The act of exploding or bursting something

"The explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"

"The burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"

(2) A golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

(3) A sudden outburst

"An explosion of laughter"

"An explosion of rage"

(4) The terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

(5) A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

(6) The noise caused by an explosion

"The explosion was heard a mile away"

(7) A sudden great increase

"The population explosion"

"The information explosion"