detonation vs explosion

detonation and explosion both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of detonation include burst.

As nouns, detonation and explosion are synonyms defined as:

detonation and explosion: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

Other synonyms of detonation include blowup.

detonation (noun)	explosion (noun)
the act of detonating an explosive	the act of exploding or bursting
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction	a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
	the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
	a sudden outburst
	a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
	a sudden great increase
	the noise caused by an explosion