noun (n)

• a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction(noun.event)

  Synonym:
  blowup, detonation
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of exploding or bursting(noun.act)

  Example:
  The explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children.
  

  Synonym:
  burst
  

  source: wordnet30
• a sudden great increase(noun.event)

  Example:
  The population explosion.
  The information explosion.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the noise caused by an explosion(noun.event)

  Example:
  The explosion was heard a mile away.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  plosion
  

  source: wordnet30
• a sudden outburst(noun.communication)

  Example:
  An explosion of laughter.
  An explosion of rage.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of gunpowder, of fire damp,etc.(noun)

  source: webster1913