IMPLOSION Definition & Meaning

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implosion

[ im-ploh-zhuhn ]

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noun

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

implosion

/ 瑟尘藞辫濒蓹蕣萧蓹苍 /

noun

the act or process of imploding
the implosion of a light bulb
phonetics the suction or inhalation of breath employed in the pronunciation of an ingressive consonant

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Origin of implosion¹

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

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Finally, Roberts was forced to juggle all these potential implosions with the constant decimation of his starting rotation.

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