| NOUN | event | implosion | a sudden inward collapse |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | implosion | the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant |
| Sounds | ihmplow'zhahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A sudden inward collapse. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the implosion of a light bulb" | |
| Narrower | gravitational collapse | The implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity |
| Broader | collapse | A natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in |
| Spanish | implosión | |
| Catalan | implosió | |
| Verbs | implode | burst inward / inward |
| Meaning | The initial occluded phase of a stop consonant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive | A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it |
| Broader | blockage, closure, occlusion | The act of blocking |
| Spanish | implosión | |
| Catalan | implosió | |
| Verbs | implode | burst inward / inward |
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