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IMPLOSION
implosion
(noun) the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
implosion
(noun) a sudden inward collapse; “the implosion of a light bulb”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
implosion (countable and uncountable, plural implosions)
The inrush of air in forming a suction stop.
The action of imploding.
The act or action of bringing to or as if to a center.
Antonyms
• explosion
Source: Wiktionary
Im*plo"sion, n. Etym: [Formed by substitution of pref. im- in for pref. ex- in explosion.]
1. A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.
2. (Phon.)
Definition: A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, §§159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany. H. Sweet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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Word of the Day
31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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