Detonator
noun
A device or substance that is used to cause an explosive to explode.
The bomb squad carefully removed the detonator from the explosive device.
Often appears as...
- remote detonator
- blasting detonator
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device or substance that is used to cause an explosive to explode.
The bomb squad carefully removed the detonator from the explosive device.
Often appears as...
- remote detonator
- blasting detonator
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Term
Used mainly in technical or professional settings like police work or engineering.
Engineers are testing the detonator's reliability for quarry blasting.
Pro Tip 2/3Collocation Variety
Can be combined with different adjectives to specify the type, like 'manual' or 'time-delay'.
The construction team used a time-delay detonator for the controlled demolition.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
While often associated with violence, 'detonator' itself is a neutral word reflecting function.
The miner's safety training included detonator handling.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Term
Used mainly in technical or professional settings like police work or engineering.
Engineers are testing the detonator's reliability for quarry blasting.
Pro Tip 2/3Collocation Variety
Can be combined with different adjectives to specify the type, like 'manual' or 'time-delay'.
The construction team used a time-delay detonator for the controlled demolition.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
While often associated with violence, 'detonator' itself is a neutral word reflecting function.
The miner's safety training included detonator handling.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Term
Used mainly in technical or professional settings like police work or engineering.
Engineers are testing the detonator's reliability for quarry blasting.
Pro Tip 2/3Collocation Variety
Can be combined with different adjectives to specify the type, like 'manual' or 'time-delay'.
The construction team used a time-delay detonator for the controlled demolition.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
While often associated with violence, 'detonator' itself is a neutral word reflecting function.
The miner's safety training included detonator handling.
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Chris Domas: The 1s and...
because whether he knew it or not, as soon as he decided to use his cell phone, he stepped into the realm of cyber. A well-crafted cyber attack could break into his phone, disable the overvoltage protections on his battery, drastically overload the circuit, cause the battery to overheat, and explode. No more phone, no more detonator,
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Explosive 9/11 Claims PIPE...
stuff richard gage disagrees with Blanchard's conclusion it's a different kind of detonation they would not leave detonator cords and devices as they do in traditional more economical detonations this is this is a very different kind of operation there's a
Video examples
Chris Domas: The 1s and...
because whether he knew it or not, as soon as he decided to use his cell phone, he stepped into the realm of cyber. A well-crafted cyber attack could break into his phone, disable the overvoltage protections on his battery, drastically overload the circuit, cause the battery to overheat, and explode. No more phone, no more detonator,
Video examples
Explosive 9/11 Claims PIPE...
stuff richard gage disagrees with Blanchard's conclusion it's a different kind of detonation they would not leave detonator cords and devices as they do in traditional more economical detonations this is this is a very different kind of operation there's a
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Quote examples
Pierre Boulez
French Composer
I always think the relationship between a teacher and a student should be short and maybe violent. You don't need to spend years together. All you need is an explosion: you are the material to explode; the teacher is the detonator.
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Richard Flanagan
Australian Novelist
In all the writers I admire, the common detonator is their courage to walk naked.
Quote examples
Pierre Boulez
French Composer
I always think the relationship between a teacher and a student should be short and maybe violent. You don't need to spend years together. All you need is an explosion: you are the material to explode; the teacher is the detonator.
Quote examples
Richard Flanagan
Australian Novelist
In all the writers I admire, the common detonator is their courage to walk naked.
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