Explosion and Onset

Explosion

Explosion noun - The act or an instance of exploding.
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Onset and explosion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Onset" instead a noun "Explosion".

Onset

Onset noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

Explosion and onset are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explosion" instead a noun "Onset".

How words are described

full full explosion full onset
initial initial explosion initial onset
fatal fatal explosion fatal onset
sudden sudden explosion sudden onset

Both words in one sentence

  • In Dune, the onset of field-generator-shielding makes lasguns so Cool But Inefficient (firing a lasgun at a shield causes a small nuclear explosion) that nobody uses them.
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