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implosion

DEFINITIONS OF: implosion

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n a sudden inward collapse

“the implosion of a light bulb”
Types:
gravitational collapse
the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object
Type of:
collapse
a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

n the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant

Type of:
blockage, closure, occlusion
the act of blocking
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