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blowback vs detonation

detonation vs blowback

blowback and detonation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blowback Yes No No No
detonation Yes No No No
As nouns, detonation is a hypernym of blowback; that is, detonation is a word with a broader meaning than blowback:
  • blowback: the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
  • detonation: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Other hypernyms of blowback include blowup, explosion.
blowback (noun) detonation (noun)
Blowback is a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gases created by the ignition of the propellant charge. the act of detonating an explosive
misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
Difference between blowback and detonation

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