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sɪvadjective
1.
tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance.
3.
likely to lead to violence or hostility: an explosive issue.
4.
Phonetics. plosive.
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Explosive
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So is sound. Does it mean:
| to change the pronunciation of (a stop) to an affricate, esp. by releasing (the stop) slowly. |
| the audible result of an utterance or portion of an utterance |
Related forms
ex·plo·sive·ly, adverb
ex·plo·sive·ness, noun
non·ex·plo·sive, adjective, noun
non·ex·plo·sive·ly, adverb
non·ex·plo·sive·ness, noun
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| explosive (ɪkˈspləʊsɪv) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, involving, or characterized by an explosion or explosions |
| 2. | capable of exploding or tending to explode |
| 3. | potentially violent or hazardous; dangerous: an explosive situation |
| 4. | phonetics another word for plosive |
| —n | |
| 5. | a substance that decomposes rapidly under certain conditions with the production of gases, which expand by the heat of the reaction. The energy released is used in firearms, blasting, and rocket propulsion |
| 6. | a plosive consonant; stop |
| ex'plosively | |
| —adv | |
| ex'plosiveness | |
| —n | |
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