detonation vs fragmentation

detonation and fragmentation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, fragmentation is a hyponym of detonation; that is, fragmentation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detonation:

detonation: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
fragmentation: the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes

Other hyponyms of detonation include airburst, blast, backfire, big bang, backfire, blowback, inflation.

detonation (noun)	fragmentation (noun)
the act of detonating an explosive	separating something into fine particles
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction	the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes
	(computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk
	the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships

detonation vs fragmentation

detonation and fragmentation both are nouns.

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