DETONATOR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive
   • can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
   
   Synonym(s)
   • cap (what does cap mean?)
   • detonating device (what does detonating device mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) detonator is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • explosive device (what does explosive device mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • blasting cap (what does blasting cap mean?)
   • percussion cap (what does percussion cap mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • explode (what does explode mean?)
   • detonate (what does detonate mean?)
   • blow up (what does blow up mean?)
   • set off (what does set off mean?)