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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)

First Known Use: 1877

Rhymes with IMPLOSION

corrosion, displosion, erosion, explosion