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implosion

  • /ɪmˈpləʊʒən/

noun implosions

  1. countable, uncountable The inrush of air in forming a suction stop.
  2. countable, uncountable The action of imploding.
  3. countable, uncountable The act or action of bringing to or as if to a center.
  4. countable, uncountable Violent compression.
  5. countable, uncountable A catastrophic failure; a sudden failure or collapse of an organization or system.

Opposite: explosion

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noun

Opposite: explosion

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noun action of imploding

Españolimplosión
日本語爆縮 bakushuku, 内破 naiha
中文內爆 /内爆 nèibào, 爆縮 /爆缩 bàosuō
हिन्दीअंत:स्फोट ant:sphoṭ
Portuguêsimplosão
Françaisimplosion
DeutschImplosion
Italianoimplosione
Românăimplozie
Русскийимпло́зия implózija, взрыв vzryv

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@misc{implosion_2026,
  title = {implosion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/implosion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}