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implosion definition

im·plo·sion (im plō′z̸hən)

noun

an imploding; specif.,
  1. a bursting inward
  2. Phonet. the sudden rush of air into the pharynx that occurs in the articulation of certain stops found esp. in some African languages the sound represented in English by the spelling “tsk” is produced by implosion

Etymology: < in- + (ex)plosion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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