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implosion

UK
/ɪmˈpləʊʒən/
US
/ɪmˈploʊʒən/

Translations

implosionnoun
implosions
pl
UK
/ɪmˈpləʊʒən/
US
/ɪmˈploʊʒən/
The building's implosion was carefully planned to avoid damage to surrounding structures.
L'implosion de l'immeuble a été soigneusement planifiée pour éviter d'endommager les structures environnantes.
implosionSens figuré.
The company's financial implosion left many employees without jobs.
L'implosion financière de l'entreprise a laissé de nombreux employés sans emploi.
Additional translations
implosionTermes de phonétique.
Synonyms
caving in
breakdown
failure
crumple
collapse
implosionadjective
more implosion
Comp.
most implosion
Super.
UK
/ɪmˈpləʊʒən/
US
/ɪmˈploʊʒən/
Used attributively to describe devices, charges, or processes that operate by implosion.
The engineers designed an implosion device for the nuclear core.
Les ingénieurs ont conçu un dispositif implosif pour le cœur nucléaire.

Definitions

implosionnoun
A sudden collapse inward, often resulting in destruction.
The building's implosion was carefully planned to avoid damage to surrounding structures.
A situation in which something fails suddenly and completely.
The company's financial implosion left many employees without jobs.
In phonetics, the ingestion of air that accompanies the articulation of certain stop consonants with an ingressive airstream.
In some West African languages the consonant /ɓ/ is produced with an audible implosion.
implosionadjective
Relating to, involving, or caused by implosion.
The engineers designed an implosion device for the nuclear core.
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