IMPLODE


Meaning of IMPLODE in English

im ‧ plode /ɪmˈpləʊd $ -ˈploʊd/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: im- + -plode (as in explode ) ]

1 . technical to explode inwards OPP explode :

The windows on both sides of the room had imploded.

2 . written if an organization or system implodes, it fails suddenly, often because of faults that it has SYN collapse :

Most nations learned their lesson during the 1930s, when trade imploded and incomes plunged.

—implosion /ɪmˈpləʊʒ ə n $ -ˈploʊ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.