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Noun blowup has 3 senses

• blowup(n = noun.event) detonation, explosion - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction; Array
is a kind of discharge
has particulars: airburst, blast, backfire, big bang, backfire, blowback, fragmentation, inflation
Derived form verb blow up₁

• blowup(n = noun.communication) ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst - an unrestrained expression of emotion; Array
is a kind of expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion
has particulars: acting out, cry, explosion, flare
Derived form verb blow up₃

• blowup(n = noun.artifact) enlargement, magnification - a photographic print that has been enlarged; Array
is a kind of exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture
Derived form verb blow up₂

THESAURUS

blowup

Photostat, Xerox, Xerox copy, accelerando, acceleration, access, aggravation, backfire, bang, beefing-up, blast, blaze of temper, blowing up, blowout, blueprint, boom, burst, concentration, condensation, consolidation, contact printing, cyanotype, deepening, detonation, discharge, enhancement, enlargement, eruption, exacerbation, exaggeration, explosion, flare, flare-up, flash, fulguration, fulmination, glossy, heating-up, heightening, high words, hologram, information explosion, intensification, lantern slide, magnification, matte, microcopy, microprint, outburst, photocopy, photogravure, photostatic copy, pickup, population explosion, positive, print, projection printing, redoubling, reinforcement, report, scene, semi-matte, slide, speedup, step-up, storm, strengthening, tightening, transparency

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