implosion

noun

im·​plo·​sion im-ˈplō-zhən 

1

: the action of imploding

2

: 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

3

: the inrush of air in forming a suction stop

implosive

im-ˈplō-siv 

-ziv

adjective or noun

Examples of implosion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the group's implosion, Jayne has remained a top heel, now leading her own faction. —Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

The planned early morning implosion marked the end of a structure built in the 1970s for a nuclear project that was later scrapped. —Ronnie Li, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

Bookended by Payton Tolle’s five-run start and Justin Slaten’s four-run implosion, Friday night marked Boston’s second frustratingly unforgettable loss in a row, a 10-5 mess in Arizona. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025

Demolition, in this case, involved not a single implosion but the more incremental removal by crane of each of the original capsules, which at least made retaining a few of them easier. —Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

in- entry 2 + -plosion (as in explosion)

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for implosion

• corrosion
• erosion
• explosion

Kids Definition

implosion

noun

im·​plo·​sion im-ˈplō-zhən 

: the action of imploding

implosive

-ˈplō-siv 

-ziv

adjective