A highly specialized type of shaped charge, used mainly in nuclear weapons, composed of several explosive charges arranged so as to control the shape of the detonation wave passing through them.

(aviation, medicine) A situation where the ambient air pressure suddenly drops faster than the air in the lungs can escape, creating a risk of barotrauma to the lung tissue.

plural of low explosive

An explosive compound whose rate of decomposition proceeds through the material at less than the speed of sound.

plural of explosive decompression

plural of explosive belt

An unconventional or amateur explosive weapon made from nonmilitary components, especially one used by guerillas, commandos or terrorists.

plural of improvised explosive device

A behavioral disorder characterized by extreme anger, sometimes uncontrollable, that is disproportionate to the situation at hand.

plural of explosively formed penetrator