implosion

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Noun implosion has 2 senses

implosion - a sudden inward collapse; "the implosion of a light bulb"
--₁ is a kind of collapse
--₁ has particulars: gravitational collapse
Derived form: verb implode₁
implosion - the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
--₂ is a kind of blockage, closure, occlusion
--₂ is a part of
stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive

Derived form: verb implode₁

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