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LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a boom is a loud deep sound that is often very surprising. An example of boom is the sound a car makes when it backfires or the sound a balloon makes when it pops.
Population Boom. 1  An increase in the number of people in the world caused by better medical care, increased food supplies, and decreasing death rates, commonly seen in many African, and Asian counties as families try to create a base on which to survive, however it has frequently has cancelled out the benefits of economic growth in those countries. (Stearns 838)