explosivity

Noun

Meaning

(uncountable) The state of being explosive

(countable) A measure of the extent to which a material is explosive

Examples

The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) was derived to catalogue the explosive magnitude of historical eruptions, based on the order of magnitude of erupted mass, and gives a general indication as to the height the eruptive column reached. Source: Internet

Volume of products, eruption cloud height, and qualitative observations (using terms ranging from "gentle" to "mega-colossal") are used to determine the explosivity value. Source: Internet

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