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noun
Implosion  n.  
1.
A bursting inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; contrasted with explosion.
2.
Hence: The inward-moving detonation wave cause by detonation of explosives arrayed spherically around a core; a technique used in atomic bombs to compress fissionable material to allow a chain reaction time to produce an explosion of the fissionable material.
3.
(Phon.) 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; 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.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Implosion" Quotes from Famous Books



... the old Soviet central planning system, Armenia had developed a modern industrial sector, supplying machine tools, textiles, and other manufactured goods to sister republics in exchange for raw materials and energy. Since the implosion of the USSR in December 1991, Armenia has switched to small-scale agriculture away from the large agroindustrial complexes of the Soviet era. The agricultural sector has long-term needs for more investment and updated technology. ...
— The 2001 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.



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