detonator

Meaning

1. A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
2. (UK) A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
3. (archaic) Any explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.
4. (obsolete) A gun fired by a percussion cap.

Synonyms

cap

primer

percussion cap

fulminate cap

exploder

explosive

detonating agent

detonate-tube

detonating device

blasting cap

initiator

petard

squib

augette

fuzee

linstock

portfire

det

blaster cap

fuse mechanism

initial detonating agent

flashing composition

percussive cap

explosive charges

percusion powder

primer composition

detonating signal

initial explosive

first fire

starter cartridge

auget

ammunition

priming element

blaster

bomb

💣

burster

capsule

dynamite

explosion

fuse

fusee

fuze

Translations

détonateur

detonatore

detonador

detonator

Detonator

Sprengkapsel

صاعق

detonador

funya

Zündkapsel

Zünder

capsule fulminante

detonador

πυροκροτητής

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛt.ə.neɪ.tə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From detonate + -or.