An implosive technique…holds promise that the attainment of usable million-gauss fields may be near (Scientific American).
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plo|sive — «PLOH sihv», adjective, noun. Phonetics. explosive: »We know that, of all the various vowels, plosives, fricatives and other sounds of speech, certain ones occur very often and others less so (Colin Cherry). ╂[< (ex)plosive] … Useful english dictionary
plo·sive — /ˈploʊsıv/ noun, pl sives [count] linguistics : ↑stop 6, 2 … Useful english dictionary
ex|plo´sive|ly — ex|plo|sive «ehk SPLOH sihv, zihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or for explosion: »an explosive sound. The idea develop that it might be possible to convert explosive energy into heat (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). 2. tending to explode:… … Useful english dictionary
ex|plo|sive — «ehk SPLOH sihv, zihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or for explosion: »an explosive sound. The idea develop that it might be possible to convert explosive energy into heat (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). 2. tending to explode: »Gunpowder is an… … Useful english dictionary
im|plo´sive|ly — im|plo|sive «ihm PLOH sihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of or involving implosion: »An implosive technique…holds promise that the attainment of usable million gauss fields may be near (Scientific American). –n. an implosive articulation or sound.… … Useful english dictionary
ex|plo´sive|ness — ex|plo|sive «ehk SPLOH sihv, zihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or for explosion: »an explosive sound. The idea develop that it might be possible to convert explosive energy into heat (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). 2. tending to explode:… … Useful english dictionary
high´ex|plo´sive — high explosive, an explosive compound, such as nitroglycerin and TNT, that forms gas rapidly when detonated and shatters its container with great force. High explosives that are especially sensitive to heat are used in making detonators.… … Useful english dictionary
in|ex|plo|sive — «IHN ihk SPLOH sihv», adjective. not liable to explode; not of an explosive nature: »To enjoy themselves in the mild, inexplosive fashion which seems to satisfy Italian nature (William Dean Howells) … Useful english dictionary
sive — ab·es·sive; abu·sive; ad·es·sive; ad·he·sive·me·ter; ad·he·sive·ness; ad·mis·sive; ad·ver·sive; ag·gres·sive·ness; Air·bra·sive; al·lu·sive; ap·pre·hen·sive; as·cen·sive; cen·sive; cic·a·tri·sive; co·he·sive; col·lu·sive; com·pas·sive;… … English syllables
plo — am·plo·some; an·a·di·plo·sis; ap·plo·sion; di·plo·dia; di·plo·ic; di·plo·ma·cy; di·plo·ma·tist; di·plo·ma·tize; di·plo·pia; di·plo·sis; ep·i·plo·ic; eu·plo·tes; ex·plo·ra·tion; ex·plo·ra·tion·al; ex·plo·si·bil·i·ty; ex·plo·si·ble;… … English syllables
