implosion

Noun
  1. A sudden inward collapse (synset 107380124)
    "the implosion of a light bulb"
    is a type of: collapse - a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
    subtypes: gravitational collapse - the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object
  2. The initial occluded phase of a stop consonant (synset 107131012)
    is a type of: blockage, closure, occlusion - the act of blocking
    is a part of: occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

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