esplosione

Italian
L’esplosione di una bomba nucleare – The explosion of a nuclear bomb

Etymology

From Latin explōsiō, explōsiōnem, derived from explōdō (“I eject” ← “I drive out by clapping”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /es.ploˈzjo.ne/, [es̪pl̺oˈz̪joːn̺e]
  • Stress: esplosióne
  • Hyphenation: e‧splo‧sio‧ne

Noun

esplosione f (plural esplosioni)

  1. explosion, blast, burst
    Synonyms: detonazione, scoppio
    Antonym: implosione
  2. explosion (sound)
    Synonyms: botto (colloquial), scoppio
  3. (figuratively) outburst, outbreak
    Synonym: scoppio
  4. (phonetics) release (of a plosive consonant)

References
  • esplosione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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