Implosion Definition

ĭm-plōzhən
noun
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.
Webster's New World
A violent collapse inward, as of a highly evacuated glass vessel.
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Violent compression.
American Heritage
The inward collapse of a building that is being demolished in a controlled fashion by the weakening and breaking of structural members by explosives.
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A catastrophic failure.
The economy's implosion during the credit crisis.
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Other Word Forms of Implosion

Noun

Singular:
implosion
Plural:
implosions

Origin of Implosion

  • in– (ex)plosion

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Implosion Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • In recent years the ACW has suffered an implosion.

  • To avoid implosion, one should care about entry, and to avoid explosion one should care about exit.

  • What it overlooked was the imminent implosion of mobile phone prices.

  • Are you planning any new material for Sebadoh and/or The folk implosion in the near future?

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Words Starting With

IIMIMP

Words Ending With

NONION

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implosion

Words Starting With I and Ending With N

Starts With I & Ends With NStarts With IM & Ends With NStarts With I & Ends With ON

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With I9 Letter Words Ending With N