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IMPLOSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("implosion" is a kind of...):
blockage; closure; occlusion (the act of blocking)
Holonyms ("implosion" is a part of...):
occlusive; plosive; plosive consonant; plosive speech sound; stop; stop consonant (a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it)
Derivation:
implode (burst inward)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sudden inward collapse
Example:
the implosion of a light bulb
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("implosion" is a kind of...):
collapse (a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "implosion"):
gravitational collapse (the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object)
Derivation:
implode (burst inward)
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