| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Explosive strength | Aerospace | The application of peak amounts of strength for short periods of time, usually periodically, such as in running or sprinting. (references) | |
| Explosive strength | Mining | A measure of the amount of energy released by an explosive on detonation and its capacity to do useful work. Several methods of expressing explosive strength are used, but in most cases the figures are calculated from the deflection of a freely suspended ballistic mortar in which small explosive charges are fired. (references) | |
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