dynamite

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
2. (informal, proscribed, uncountable, usually) A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
3. (figuratively, slang, uncountable, usually) Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful.
4. (slang, uncountable, usually) A strong drug, in particular heroin, cocaine or potent marijuana.

Verb

1. To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive.
2. (figuratively) To dismantle or destroy.
3. (transitive) To apply maximum pressure to very quickly.
4. (intransitive) To lock up from being invoked too suddenly.

Conceptes

dinamita

dinamitar

Sinònims

TNT

dyn

explosive

explosive powder

bomb

💣

highly explosive gunpowder

explosives

gunpowder

puff

trinitrotoluene

demolition bomb

high - explosive bomb

demolish annihilate

explosive charges

percusion powder

nitroglycerin powder

nitroglycerin explosive

atomize

trojan

burster

destroy

detonator

explosion

gun

🔫

guncotton

Traduccions

dynamite

dinamite

Dynamit

dinamita

dynamiet

dinamite

δυναμίτης

ديناميت

dinamit

dinamitar

Zündstoff

dynamiter

dinamitar

δυναμίτιδα

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) + -ite, most likely under the influence of dynamo or dynamic.