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implosion

UK
/ɪmˈpləʊʒən/
US
/ɪmˈploʊʒən/
implosionnoun
implosions
pl
UK
/ɪmˈpləʊʒən/
US
/ɪmˈploʊʒən/
Translations
The building's implosion was carefully planned to avoid damage to surrounding structures.
Имплозия здания была тщательно спланирована, чтобы избежать повреждений окружающих строений.
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
collapse
caving in
crumple
failure
breakdown
implosionadjective
more implosion
Comp.
most implosion
Super.
UK
/ɪmˈpləʊʒən/
US
/ɪmˈploʊʒən/
Used attributively to describe devices, charges, or processes that operate by implosion.
Definitions
Relating to, involving, or caused by implosion.
The engineers designed an implosion device for the nuclear core.
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