NOUN | event | implosion | a sudden inward collapse |
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communication | implosion | the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant |
Sounds | ihmplow'zhahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A sudden inward collapse. | |
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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. | |
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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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