explosion

«explosion» in Mova's school dictionary: A sudden loud bursting of something with great force… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an explosion, explosions)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sudden loud bursting of something with great force, heat and noise, as when a bomb or gas goes off. tree →

2) A sudden big increase: a population explosion. tree →

3) A sudden burst of feeling: an explosion of laughter. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science an explosion is a very fast chemical reaction giving out heat and gas; in safety lessons gas leaks and fireworks can cause explosions; in maths and news, «explosion» means a huge fast rise in numbers. Phrases: «a loud explosion», «gas explosion», «population explosion», «an explosion of colour».

examples

• We heard a loud explosion from the quarry. tree →
• A gas leak can cause an explosion, so tell an adult if you smell gas. tree →
• The volcano erupted with a huge explosion. tree →
• There was an explosion of laughter at the joke. tree →
• The town saw an explosion in the number of rabbits. tree →
• The fireworks ended in an explosion of colour. tree →

note

From the verb «explode». Spelled -sion. Safety: never play with fireworks, gas or chemicals. In maths, an «explosion» in numbers means they grow very fast, often doubling.

In the corpora

• It was reported that fake AI pictures of an explosion near a famous building spread online and briefly worried people.
• Some films use real controlled explosions, handled only by licensed experts with strict safety rules, while others add explosions by computer.
• About 540 million years ago, many animal groups with shells, eyes and legs appeared fairly quickly, in the Cambrian explosion.
• Coal mining was dangerous: explosions, roof falls and lung disease killed many miners.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «explosion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.