First Known Use: 1877
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implosion
noun im·plo·sion \im-ˈplō-zhən\
Definition of IMPLOSION
1
: the inrush of air in forming a suction stop
2
: the action of imploding
3
: the act or action of bringing to or as if to a center; also : integration <this implosion of cultures makes realistic for the first time the age-old vision of a world culture — Kenneth Keniston>
— im·plo·sive \-ˈplō-siv, -ziv\ adjective or noun
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Origin of IMPLOSION
2in- + -plosion (as in explosion)
Rhymes with IMPLOSION
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