0 present participle of explode
1 to break up into pieces violently, or to cause something to do this:
2 to react suddenly with a strong expression of emotion:
The children exploded into giggles (= suddenly started laughing uncontrollably).
[ + speech ] "What on earth do you think you're doing?" she exploded (= said angrily).
The population has exploded in the last ten years.
4 to show something to be wrong:
A similar trend for the transmission has been observed through denser plasmas, obtained by exploding 0.3-mm targets.
The sensitivity for asymmetry in the ablative mode is essentially higher than that in exploding pusher mode.
That limestone also caused a high percentage of head, face and eye injuries as it shattered when hit by shells of the exploding variety.
The third planetary explosion mechanism holds the potential for an indefinitely large reservoir of energy for exploding even massive planets and stars.
The laser-driven exploding foil technique can provide plasmas of long scale length with rather controllable density profiles.
We are also reminded that the waves are ripples in the fabric of space and time produced by violent energetic events such as exploding supernovae.
These uncertainties are particularly significant for exploding wires and electrical sparks.
The most common sources are exploding wires, electrical sparks and solid explosives.
