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- Dictionarydetonator/ˈdɛtəneɪtə/
noun
- 1. a device or small sensitive charge used to detonate an explosive.
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A detonator, sometimes called a blasting cap in the US, is a small sensitive device used to provoke a larger, more powerful but relatively insensitive secondary explosive of an explosive device used in commercial mining, excavation, demolition, etc. Detonators come in a variety of types, depending on the way they are initiated (chemically, mechanically, or electrically) and details of their inner ... Wikipedia
