highly explosive

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• highly explosive — sensitive material that explodes easily …   English contemporary dictionary

• explosive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high ▪ a bomb containing 200 lb of high explosive ▪ powerful ▪ home made, improvised ▪ con …   Collocations dictionary

• Explosive weapon — An explosive weapon generally uses high explosive to project blast and/or fragmentation from a point of detonation. Explosive weapons may be subdivided by their method of manufacture into explosive ordnance and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) …   Wikipedia

• explosive — [[t]ɪksplo͟ʊsɪv[/t]] explosives 1) N VAR An explosive is a substance or device that can cause an explosion. ...one hundred and fifty pounds of Semtex explosive... There were traces of explosives in the bedroom. 2) ADJ GRADED Something that is… …   English dictionary

• explosive — ex|plo|sive1 [ıkˈspləusıv US ˈsplou ] adj 1.) able or likely to explode ▪ Because the gas is highly explosive , it needs to be kept in high pressure containers. ▪ A small explosive device (=bomb) was set off outside the UN headquarters today. 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• explosive — I UK [ɪkˈspləʊsɪv] / US [ɪkˈsploʊsɪv] adjective * 1) a) used for causing an explosion an explosive device (= a bomb) b) able to explode This gas is highly explosive. 2) likely to create difficulties or to have a dangerous or violent effect The… …   English dictionary

• explosive — ex|plo|sive1 [ ık splousıv ] adjective * ▸ 1 able to explode (something) ▸ 2 likely to cause problems ▸ 3 suddenly increasing ▸ 4 showing sudden emotion ▸ 5 very powerful ▸ 6 loud and unexpected 1. ) used for causing an explosion: an explosive… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• explosive — [ɪkˈspləʊsɪv] adj I 1) something that is explosive is used for causing an explosion, or is capable of exploding This gas is highly explosive.[/ex] 2) likely to become violent or very difficult an explosive situation/issue[/ex] 3) increasing… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Explosive material — A number of 1.25lb M112 Demolition Charges, consisting of a C 4 compound, sit atop degraded weaponry scheduled for destruction An explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential… …   Wikipedia

• explosive — explosively, adv. explosiveness, n. /ik sploh siv/, adj. 1. tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion: explosive violence. 3. likely to lead to… …   Universalium

• Explosive lens — An explosive lens as used, for example, in nuclear weapons is a highly specialized explosive charge. In general, it is a device composed of several explosive charges that are shaped in such a way as to change the shape of the detonation wave… …   Wikipedia