Dĕt'o-nā'tion, n.
n. [Fr. détonation, Sp. detonacion, It. detonazione.] (Chem.) An explosion or sudden report made by the inflammation of certain combustible bodies, as fulminating gold.
n. [Fr. détonation, Sp. detonacion, It. detonazione.] (Chem.) An explosion or sudden report made by the inflammation of certain combustible bodies, as fulminating gold.