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  • noun uncountable The state of being explosive
  • noun countable A measure of the extent to which a material is explosive

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Examples

  • Its low flammability and explosivity are the main reasons the military use diesel in armoured fighting vehicles, for example.

    Letters: Clock wise 2011

  • Schleck is peerless when it comes to maintaining a high tempo on a long climb, but lacks Contador's explosivity.

    Tour de France 2010: Contador and Schleck set for a duel for the ages 2010

  • For each instance, information about the airport (such as latitude, longitude, country) and a brief description of the operational disruption have been compiled along with data on the volcanic source (such as latitude, longitude, eruption date, and degree of volcanic explosivity).

    Impact of Volcanic Activity on Airports 2009

  • According to Jean Frazier, director of child outpatient services and director of the pediatric psychotic disorders program at McLean and Massachusetts General Hospital, this test is critical in determining whether a medical condition or neurological condition is causing symptoms such as explosivity, hyperactivity, irritability, periods of confusion with bizarre repetitive behavior, losing urine or feces, or psychosis.

    The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child Judith Lederman 2003

  • According to Jean Frazier, director of child outpatient services and director of the pediatric psychotic disorders program at McLean and Massachusetts General Hospital, this test is critical in determining whether a medical condition or neurological condition is causing symptoms such as explosivity, hyperactivity, irritability, periods of confusion with bizarre repetitive behavior, losing urine or feces, or psychosis.

    The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child Judith Lederman 2003

  • According to Jean Frazier, director of child outpatient services and director of the pediatric psychotic disorders program at McLean and Massachusetts General Hospital, this test is critical in determining whether a medical condition or neurological condition is causing symptoms such as explosivity, hyperactivity, irritability, periods of confusion with bizarre repetitive behavior, losing urine or feces, or psychosis.

    The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child Judith Lederman 2003

  • According to Jean Frazier, director of child outpatient services and director of the pediatric psychotic disorders program at McLean and Massachusetts General Hospital, this test is critical in determining whether a medical condition or neurological condition is causing symptoms such as explosivity, hyperactivity, irritability, periods of confusion with bizarre repetitive behavior, losing urine or feces, or psychosis.

    The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child Judith Lederman 2003

  • Magma does not need external water to produce explosive eruptions (such as an ice cap/glacier) - and it seems that the current eruption is silicic enough to produce its own explosivity due to its viscosity and water content - so the lack of an ice cap should not preclude more explosive eruptions in Iceland.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • Scientists rank volcanoes according to how explosive they are, using the volcanic explosivity index (VEI), which goes from zero to eight.

    LewRockwell.com 2010

  • Scientists rank volcanoes according to how explosive they are, using the volcanic explosivity index (VEI), which goes from zero to eight.

    LewRockwell.com 2010

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