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implosion

imp·lo·sion

UK/ɪmˈpləʊʒən/ US/ˌɪˈmploʊʒʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a sudden inward collapse

  • “the implosion of a light bulb”
2.

Origin

From in- + explosion.

Phrases

  • implosion bomb

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