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implosion

American  
[im-ploh-zhuhn] / ɪmˈploʊ ʒən /

noun

  1. the act of imploding; a bursting inward (explosion ).

  2. Phonetics.

    1. the occlusive phase of stop consonants.

    2. (of a stop consonant) the nasal release heard in the common pronunciation of eaten, sudden, or mitten, in which the vowel of the final syllable is greatly reduced.

    3. the ingressive release of a suction stop.

implosion British  
/ ɪmˈpləʊʒən /

noun

  1. the act or process of imploding

    the implosion of a light bulb

  2. phonetics the suction or inhalation of breath employed in the pronunciation of an ingressive consonant

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Etymology

Origin of implosion

First recorded in 1875–80; im- 1 + (ex)plosion

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