unexplode

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verb

To convert (an exploded view) back to the original drawing or model.

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Meanings

verbunexplode (third-person singular simple present unexplodes, present participle unexploding, simple past and past participle unexploded)

present singular third person unexplodes · participle present unexploding · participle past unexploded · past unexploded

  1. transitiveTo convert (an exploded view) back to the original drawing or model.

    It is very likely you will want to modify the default positions of various components, as well as unexplode certain components, as in the case of subassembly components.

    2004, Dennis Steffen, Gary Graham, Inside Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, page 297

Origin

From un- + explode.

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APA

unexplode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexplode

MLA

“unexplode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexplode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unexplode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexplode.

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