explosivity
Tendency to detonate
Explosivity is the tendency or capacity to explode.
The term appears most often in technical contexts—volcanology measures the explosivity of eruptions, and chemistry assesses the explosivity of compounds.
The volcanic explosivity index ranks eruptions on a scale from zero to eight.
The word can also describe emotional volatility: His explosivity made everyone walk on eggshells.
Powerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
- C4Moldable military explosive
- SemtexMoldable Czech explosive
gunpowder · plastique · ordnance · primer · fuse · charge · warhead · propellant
Innate behavioral inclination
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
susceptibility · proneness · predisposition · liability · readiness · proclivity · potential · risk
Starting combustion process
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- flashoverSudden total combustion event
- fireballLuminous meteor or explosion
- blastSudden forceful burst
pyrolysis · oxidation · thermal · spontaneous · flaring · conflagration · fuel · reaction
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- outburstSudden emotional release
- temperState of mind
reactivity · mercuriality · impulsiveness · intensity · fiery · hotheaded · eruption · flare-up
Propagating pressure disturbance
- blastSudden forceful burst
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
recoil · displacement · seismic · reverberation · overpressure · shock · pressure · thrust
Deliberate structural destruction
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
pulverization · shattering · rubble · wreckage · crater · fragmentation · collapse · razing
Active, energetic quality
- vigorActive physical strength
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- intensityStrength or force level
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
verve · power · force · burst · surge · momentum · drive · thrust
Measuring heat in reactions
- seismographEarthquake measuring device
- accelerometerDevice measuring motion forces
- spectrometerMeasures electromagnetic radiation properties
- dynamometerForce and power measurer
dynamite
Powerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
- C4Moldable military explosive
Semtex · gunpowder · plastique · ordnance · primer · fuse · charge · warhead · propellant · pyrotechnics
propensity
Innate behavioral inclination
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
sensitivity · susceptibility · proneness · predisposition · liability · readiness · proclivity · potential · risk · hazard
ignition
Starting combustion process
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- flashoverSudden total combustion event
- fireballLuminous meteor or explosion
blast · pyrolysis · oxidation · thermal · spontaneous · flaring · conflagration · fuel · reaction · propellant
volatility
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- outburstSudden emotional release
temper · reactivity · mercuriality · impulsiveness · intensity · fiery · hotheaded · eruption · flare-up · trigger
shockwave
Propagating pressure disturbance
- blastSudden forceful burst
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
rupture · recoil · displacement · seismic · reverberation · overpressure · shock · pressure · thrust · energy
demolition
Deliberate structural destruction
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
disintegration · pulverization · shattering · rubble · wreckage · crater · fragmentation · collapse · razing · decimation
dynamism
Active, energetic quality
- vigorActive physical strength
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- intensityStrength or force level
exuberance · verve · power · force · burst · surge · momentum · drive · thrust · propulsion
calorimetry
Measuring heat in reactions
- seismographEarthquake measuring device
- accelerometerDevice measuring motion forces
- spectrometerMeasures electromagnetic radiation properties
dynamometer · yield · overpressure · sensitivity · stability
explosivitystability
Resistance to displacement
inertness · inertia · chemical stability · unreactivity · dormancy
explosivitycalmness
Peaceful mental state
composure · equanimity · placidity · serenity · steadiness
explosivitygradualness
Slow, steady progression
slowness · gentleness · incrementalism · gradualism · measured pace
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