how to pronounce detonation

/ˌdɛtəˈnɛɪʃən/

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detonation is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of detonation in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… between a detonation and a deflagration …”

meaning of detonation

Detonation is the act of exploding something.

detonation frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word detonation occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics detonation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that detonation can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;