implosion

A noun referring to a sudden inward collapse or bursting inward, often used in physics or phonetics to describe a process of compression or the initial phase of a stop consonant.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das das plötzliche Zusammenfallen oder Einwärtsstürzen nach innen bezeichnet, häufig in der Physik oder Phonetik für einen Kompressionsvorgang oder die Anfangsphase eines Verschlusslauts verwendet.

1. Sudden inward collapse C1 formal

   A violent or rapid collapse inward, often caused by external pressure or internal failure.

   • The building's implosion was carefully planned by demolition experts.
   • The submarine suffered a catastrophic implosion due to the immense water pressure.
   • The implosion of the star created a black hole.

   🇩🇪Plötzlicher innerer Zusammenbruch

   Synonyme: cave incollapsecompressionconstrictioncrushdeflation

   Antonyme: eruptionexpansionexplosionoutburst

2. Linguistic term C2 formal

   The initial phase of a stop consonant where air is drawn inward before the release.

   • In phonetics, implosion describes the inward airflow during the articulation of certain consonants.
   • The linguist analyzed the implosion of the voiced stop in the language.
   • Understanding implosion is key to mastering the pronunciation of some African languages.

   🇩🇪Implosion

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• implosion's possessive singular form