implosion
1. a sudden inward collapse - the implosion of a light bulb • Derivationally related forms: implode • Hypernyms: collapse • Hyponyms: gravitational collapse 2. the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant • Derivationally related forms: implode • Hypernyms: blockage, closure, occlusion • Part Holonyms: stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive
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