explosive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ekˈsplɐʉsəv/ (New-Zealand)
- (Texas) audio
- /ɪkˈsploʊsɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- audio Queensland
- /ɛkˈspləʊsɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ɪkˈsplɐʉsɪv] (Australia) some speakers
- /əkˈsplɐʉsəv/ (New-Zealand)
- /ekˈspləʉsɪv/ (Australia)
- /ɪkˈspləʉsɪv/ (Australia)
- /ɛkˈsploʊsɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ekˈsplɐʉsɪv] (Australia) some speakers
Etymology
From Latin explōs-, stem of the perfect passive participle of explōdō + the suffix -ive.
Meanings
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Able to, or likely to, explode.
an explosive device
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Having the character of an explosion.
an explosive fire
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Having the character of an explosion. ▸ Of a specific cellular automaton rule, tending to exhibit infinite and unpredictable growth when starting from finite random patterns.
If the rule is further chosen so that active cells can (and must) expand on an inactive background but inactive cells can't do so on an active background (or vice versa), then non-explosive growth becomes possible.
2003 May 12, Ilmari Karonen, “Gliders in 4-neighbor semitotalistic 2D cellular automata”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):Notes: A rule set that (very probably) results in explosive growth; certainly in area if not population.
1992 June 2, Dave Boll, “Variations on Conway's LIFE”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):For example, putting a 1 at (0: 1,1) will cause explosive growth in all directions, putting a 1 at (0: 0,2A) will cause pairs of diagonal cells in a 2x2 square to alternate on and off, putting a 1 at (1: 4,4) will cause all solid 1 areas to stay 1 for another cycle, etc.
1994 April 4, Robert Andreen, “CA rules”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
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(figuratively) Rapidly accelerating.
explosive movements
Near-synonym: plyometric
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(figuratively) Shocking; startling.
an explosive accusation
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(slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
He has an explosive personality.
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(archaic) Synonym of plosive.
the explosive consonants
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most explosive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more explosive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonflammable · implosive · inert
Coordinates
Deriveds
explosive gelatin · autoexplosive · unexplosive · explosive lens · electroexplosive · explosive belt · explosive cyclogenesis · superexplosive · contact explosive · explosive sadism · microexplosive · explosively · inexplosive · explosive decompression · superexplosively · explosive bolt · improvised explosive device · cryptoexplosive · nonexplosive · intermittent explosive disorder · explosiveness
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (85)
cs výbušný (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · de explosiv (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · it iracondo (easily driven to anger) · tr patlayıcı (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · ca explosiu (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · bg взри́вен (having the character of an explosion) · cy ffrwydrol (easily driven to anger) · cmn 爆炸的 (having the character of an explosion) · gl explosivo (having the character of an explosion) · fi räjähdysherkkä (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · fr explosif (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · fi räjähtävä (easily driven to anger) · nn eksplosiv (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · ru взрывно́й (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · pt explosivo (having the character of an explosion) · cs výbušný (having the character of an explosion) · pt explosivo (easily driven to anger) · pt explosivo (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · cs výbušný (easily driven to anger) · eo eksploda (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · ru вспы́льчивый (easily driven to anger) · gl explosivo (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · da eksplosionsagtig (having the character of an explosion) · da eksplosiv (having the character of an explosion) · ru взры́вчатый (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · hu robbanékony (easily driven to anger) · tr fevri (easily driven to anger) · sh ȅksplozīvan (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · be выбухо́вы (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · cy ffrwydrol (having the character of an explosion) · mk експлози́вен (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · da opfarende (easily driven to anger) · sv explosiv (having the character of an explosion) · uk вибухо́вий (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · lv sprāgstošs (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · hu robbanásra hajlamos (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · sv explosiv (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · bg взри́вен (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · lt sprogstamasis (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · sk explozívny (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · fi räjähtävä (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · ru взрывно́й (having the character of an explosion) · ka ფეთქებადი (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · da sprængfarlig (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · es explosivo (having the character of an explosion) · yi אויפֿרײַסיק (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · sh е̏ксплозӣван (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · cy chwyrn (easily driven to anger) · nb eksplosiv (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · tr patlayıcı (having the character of an explosion) · el εκρηκτικός (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · hu robbanékony (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · da eksplosiv (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · bg избухли́в (easily driven to anger) · de explosiv (easily driven to anger) · de aufbrausend (easily driven to anger) · pl wybuchowy (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · sv explosionsartad (having the character of an explosion) · nl explosief (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · it esplosivo (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · ro exploziv (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · fi räjähdysmäinen (having the character of an explosion) · pms esplosiv (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · ar اِنْفِجَارِيّ (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · et plahvatusohtlik (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · pl wybuchowy (easily driven to anger) · it irascibile (easily driven to anger) · da heftig (easily driven to anger) · hy պայթուցիկ (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · lv eksplozīvs (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · cmn 易爆 (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · cs explozivní (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · sk výbušný (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · bg избухли́в (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · hi विस्फोटक (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · cy ffrwydrol (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · fi äkkipikainen (easily driven to anger) · cmn 暴躁 (easily driven to anger) · sl eksploziven (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · es explosivo (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · it collerico (easily driven to anger) · ar مُتَفَجِّر (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · hu robbanó (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) · el εκρηκτικός (having the character of an explosion) · la explōsīvus (with the capability to, or likely to, explode)