Definition of implosions Implosions

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Noun Plural: implosions
implosion - the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
		blockage, occlusion, closure the act of blocking
		occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant, stop a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
implosion - a sudden inward collapse; "the implosion of a light bulb"
		collapse a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"

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implosion (n.)
A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.
implosion (n.)
A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany.