the act or an instance of imploding; specif., in phonetics, the sudden rush of air into the pharynx that occurs in the articulation of certain stops found esp. in some African languages
Origin of implosion
from in- + (ex)plosionimplosion
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implosion
noun
- A violent collapse inward, as of a highly evacuated glass vessel.
- Violent compression.
- The inward collapse of a building that is being demolished in a controlled fashion by the weakening and breaking of structural members by explosives.
- A catastrophic failure: the economy's implosion during the credit crisis.
- Linguistics The pronunciation of a stop consonant with the breath drawn in.
Origin of implosion
in- 2 (ex)plosion
implosion
stages of the implosion of Baptist Memorial Hospital Medical Center
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implosion
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Noun
(plural implosions)
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Sentence Examples
- Stay behind a safety shield or screen if an experiment you are watching could result in an implosion, explosion or fire flash.
- It's happened at the Wall in Germany, in Poland with the Solidarity Movement, the economic implosion of the Soviet Union, Afghanistan independence and now Iraq.
WORDS NEAR implosion IN THE DICTIONARY
- implosion
- implosions
- implosive
- implosively