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Detonator - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Detonator : (noun)
1: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small
amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction
of a disrupting explosive [syn: detonating device, cap]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Detonator : \Det"o*na`tor\, n.
One that detonates; specif.:
(a) An explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.
(b) Something used to detonate a charge, as a detonating
fuse.
(c) A case containing detonating powder, the explosion of
which serves as a signal, as on railroads.
(d) A gun fired by a percussion cap. [Obs.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Detonator : \Det"o*na`tor\ (d[e^]t"[-o]*n[=a]`t[~e]r), n.
One who, or that which, detonates.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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