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Definitions of detonator in various dictionaries:
noun - a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive
A device, such as a fuse or percussion cap, used to set off an explosive charge.
An explosive.
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| This fuse or percussion cap is used to set off an explosive charge |
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| a device or small sensitive charge used to detonate an explosive. |
| a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive |
| A device or small sensitive charge used to detonate an explosive. |
| A device, such as a fuse or percussion cap, used to set off an explosive charge. |
| An explosive. |
| a small amount of explosive in a bomb that explodes first and causes a larger explosion, or an electrical device that is used from a distance to make a bomb explode |
| a device used to cause an explosive to detonate |
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A detonator, frequently a blasting cap, is a device used to trigger an explosive device. Detonators can be chemically, mechanically, or electrically initiated, the latter two being the most common. * The commercial use of explosives uses electrical detonators or the capped fuse which is a length of safety fuse to which an ordinary detonator has been crimped. Many detonators' primary explosive is a material called ASA compound. This compound is formed from lead azide, lead styphnate and aluminium and is pressed into place above the base charge, usually TNT or tetryl in military detonators and PETN in commercial detonators. * Other materials such as DDNP (diazo dinitro phenol) are also used as the primary charge to reduce the amount of lead emitted into the atmosphere by mining and quarrying operations. Old detonators used mercury fulminate as the primary, often mixed with potassium chlorate to yield better performance. * A blasting cap is a small sensitive primary explosive device generally u |