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Detonation vs Cracking - What's the difference?

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Detonation is a related term of cracking.


As nouns the difference between detonation and cracking

is that detonation is detonation while cracking is (chemistry) the thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.

As an adjective cracking is

great.

As an adverb cracking is

(british) very, usually associated with praise.

As a verb cracking is

.

detonation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances as, the detonation of gun cotton. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
  • Engine knocking, an improper combustion in internal combustion engines

    • Related terms

    * detonate * detonator

    Antonyms

    * (with respect to speed of propagation ): deflagration

    Hypernyms

    * combustion

    Anagrams

    * * English words suffixed with -ation

    cracking

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
  • The formation of cracks on a surface

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Great
    • The race started at a cracking pace.
  • Enjoyable.
    • We had a cracking time.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (British) Very, usually associated with praise.
    • It was a cracking good show.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * get cracking