implosion
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.im·plo·sion
noun \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
See Origin of IMPLOSION
2in- + -plosion (as in explosion)
First Known Use: 1877
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