Meaning of Explosive

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Explosive

1. 1
   a.

   Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.

2. 2
   n.

   An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.

3. 3
   n.

   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. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.]

4. 4
   a.

   Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.

5. 5
   n.

   An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.

6. 6
   n.

   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. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.]