IMPLOSION


Meaning of IMPLOSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈplō-zhən ]

noun

Etymology: in- (II) + -plosion (as in explosion )

Date: 1877

1. : the inrush of air in forming a suction stop

2. : the action of imploding

3. : the act or action of bringing to or as if to a center ; also : integration

this implosion of cultures makes realistic for the first time the age-old vision of a world culture — Kenneth Keniston

• im·plo·sive -ˈplō-siv, -ziv adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.