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plosion is a sudden increase in volume and release of energy in a violent manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. An explosion causes pressure waves in the local medium in which it occurs. Explosions are categorized as deflagrations if these waves are subsonic and detonations if they are supersonic (shock waves). See more at Wikipedia.org...

[erm fireball is often used in reference to any large explosion or burst of fire. The word has additional meanings:In a nuclear explosion, a fireball is the volume of air around the bomb that is heated to incandescence.In astronomy, a fireball refers to a bolide, which is a meteor large enough to be apparently brighter than the planet Jupiter. Fireballs frequently leave a trail which can be visible for several minutes (glowworms), and can sometimes produce a noise loud enough to be audible from the ground during or shortly after the period in which the fireball is observed.A Primordial Fireball is a term coined by P.J.E. Peebles to describe the universe during its first 300,000 years of existence. The fireball supposedly derived most of its energy from the annihilation of particles and antiparticles during the first second after the Big Bang.A Fireball (dinghy) is a popular type of sailing dinghy.Fireball (album) is the sixth studio album released by the British hard rock band Deep Purple in 1971.Fireball (pinball) is a historically notable pinball machine model released by Bally in 1972.In fantasy role-playing games, a fireball is a basically a magical grenade created by a spell: a wizard points at the target, casts the spell, and a ball of fire whizzes off at the target, exploding on impact.In fighting games, fireballs were the name commonly attributed to Ryu and Ken's Hadoken moves in Street Fighter II, and currently refer to any projectile move, energy or otherwise, that a character is capable of throwing.In the Super Mario Bros. video games, the Fire Flower is a weapon used by Mario and Luigi to shoot fireballs.Fireball XL5 was a British 1960s television series.Ball of Fire is a 1941 comedy film.Fireball Zone is an album from Ric Ocasek.Fireball Roberts was a highly regarded NASCAR driver.The Ryan FR Fireball was a World War II-era United States aircraft.Atomic Fireballs are spicy hard candies.Jerry Lee Lewis once described a lover as a fireball, or Great Balls of Fire. See more at Wikipedia.org...]