explosion vs fragmentation

explosion and fragmentation both are nouns.

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

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

explosion: 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 explosion include airburst, blast, backfire, big bang, backfire, blowback, inflation.

explosion (noun)	fragmentation (noun)
the act of exploding or bursting	separating something into fine particles
a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball	the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant	(computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk
a sudden outburst	the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
a sudden great increase
the noise caused by an explosion

explosion vs fragmentation

explosion and fragmentation both are nouns.

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