IMPLOSIVE


Meaning of IMPLOSIVE in English

— implosively , adv.

/im ploh"siv/ , Phonet.

adj.

1. characterized by a partial vacuum behind the point of closure.

n.

2. an implosive stop.

[ 1875-80; IM- 1 + (EX)PLOSIVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .