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Implosion

//ɪmˈpləʊʒən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The inrush of air in forming a suction stop. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant wordnet
  3. 3
    The action of imploding. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a sudden inward collapse wordnet
  5. 5
    The act or action of bringing to or as if to a center. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Violent compression. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A catastrophic failure; a sudden failure or collapse of an organization or system. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From in- + explosion.

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