explosive — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Able to, or likely to, explode.

   Contrari

   implosiveinertnonflammable

   Esempi

   an explosive device

2. Having the character of an explosion.

   Esempi

   an explosive fire

3. Having the character of an explosion. Of a specific cellular automaton rule, tending to exhibit infinite and unpredictable growth when starting from finite random patterns.

   Esempi

   Notes: A rule set that (very probably) results in explosive growth; certainly in area if not population.

   Altri esempi (2)

   For example, putting a 1 at (0: 1,1) will cause explosive growth in all directions, putting a 1 at (0: 0,2A) will cause pairs of diagonal cells in a 2x2 square to alternate on and off, putting a 1 at (1: 4,4) will cause all solid 1 areas to stay 1 for another cycle, etc.

   If the rule is further chosen so that active cells can (and must) expand on an inactive background but inactive cells can't do so on an active background (or vice versa), then non-explosive growth becomes possible.

4. Rapidly accelerating.

   Uso

   • figurato

   Sinonimi

   plyometric

   Esempi

   Near-synonym: plyometric

   explosive movements

5. Shocking; startling.

   Uso

   • figurato

   Esempi

   an explosive accusation

6. Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.

   Uso

   • gergo

   Esempi

   He has an explosive personality.

7. Synonym of plosive.

   Uso

   • arcaico

   Esempi

   the explosive consonants

Sostantivo

1. Any explosive substance.

2. A plosive.

   Uso

   • datato

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   The words of these songs were either without meaning, or derived from an idiom with which Watt, a very fair linguist, had no acquaintance. The open a sound was predominant, and the explosives k and g.

Aggettivo

1. serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst

   Contrari

   nonexplosive

   Esempi

   an explosive device

   explosive gas

   Altri esempi (3)

   explosive force

   explosive violence

   an explosive temper

2. liable to lead to sudden change or violence

   Sinonimi

   volatile

   Esempi

   an explosive issue

   a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation

3. sudden and loud

   Esempi

   an explosive laugh

Sostantivo

1. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

   Termini più generali

   chemicalchemical substance