LOW EXPLOSIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does low explosive mean? 

• LOW EXPLOSIVE (noun)
  The noun LOW EXPLOSIVE has 1 sense:

1. an explosive with a low rate of combustion

  Familiarity information: LOW EXPLOSIVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOW EXPLOSIVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An explosive with a low rate of combustion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("low explosive" is a kind of...):

explosive (a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "low explosive"):

firework; pyrotechnic ((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)

Antonym:

high explosive (a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate)