airburst vs detonation

airburst and detonation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
airburst	Yes	No	No	No
detonation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, detonation is a hypernym of airburst; that is, detonation is a word with a broader meaning than airburst:

airburst: an explosion in the atmosphere
detonation: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

Other hypernyms of airburst include blowup, explosion.

airburst (noun)	detonation (noun)
an explosion in the atmosphere	the act of detonating an explosive
	a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction