implosion
playDefinition 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>
Origin and Etymology of implosion
2in- + -plosion (as in explosion)
First Known Use: 1877
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