Akademik

blowup

noun

1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

• Syn: ↑explosion, ↑detonation

• Derivationally related forms: ↑blow up, ↑detonate (for: ↑detonation), ↑explode (for: ↑explosion)

• Hypernyms: ↑discharge

• Hyponyms:

↑airburst, ↑blast, ↑backfire, ↑big bang, ↑blowback, ↑fragmentation, ↑inflation

2. an unrestrained expression of emotion

• Syn: ↑effusion, ↑gush, ↑outburst, ↑ebullition

• Derivationally related forms: ↑blow up, ↑gushy (for: ↑gush), ↑gush (for: ↑gush), ↑effuse (for: ↑effusion)

• Hypernyms: ↑expression, ↑manifestation, ↑reflection, ↑reflexion

• Hyponyms: ↑acting out, ↑cry, ↑explosion, ↑flare

3. a photographic print that has been enlarged

• Syn: ↑enlargement, ↑magnification

• Derivationally related forms: ↑magnify (for: ↑magnification), ↑blow up, ↑enlarge (for: ↑enlargement)

• Hypernyms: ↑photograph, ↑photo, ↑exposure, ↑picture, ↑pic

Useful english dictionary. 2012.