/ ɪmˈpləʊd; NAmE ɪmˈploʊd/ verb [ v ]
1.
to burst or explode and collapse into the centre
➡ note at explode
2.
( of an organization, a system, etc. ) to fail suddenly and completely
► im·plo·sion / ɪmˈpləʊʒn; NAmE -ˈploʊ-/ noun [ C , U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from in- within + Latin plodere , plaudere to clap, on the pattern of explode .