blowup

Noun
  1. A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction (synset 107323181)
    is a type of: discharge - the sudden giving off of energy
    subtypes:
    • airburst - an explosion in the atmosphere
    • blast - an explosion (as of dynamite)
    • backfire - a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
    • big bang - (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe
    • backfire, blowback - the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
    • fragmentation - the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes
    • inflation - (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
    same as: detonation, explosion
  2. An unrestrained expression of emotion (synset 107027434)
    is a type of: expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion - expression without words
    subtypes:
    • acting out - a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
    • cry - a fit of weeping
    • explosion - a sudden outburst
    • flare - a sudden outburst of emotion
    same as: ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst
  3. A photographic print that has been enlarged (synset 103294373)
    is a type of: exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
    same as: enlargement, magnification

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