detonator
pronunciation
How to pronounce detonator in British English:
UK [ˈdetəneɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce detonator in American English:
US [ˈdɛtnˌetɚ]
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- Noun:
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
Word Origin
- detonator (n.)
- 1822, agent noun in Latin form from detonate. For suffix, see -er (1).
Example
- 1. Allow me to help you.it is a detonator .
- 2. I 'll set the detonator for five minutes .
- 3. In a standoff , luke produced a thermal detonator .
- 4. Those detonator you found are made of aluminium .
- 5. Development of an integrated silicon slapper detonator .