Word

implosion, n.
(implosions)

the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
<noun.communication>

implosion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

blockage, closure, occlusion

part holonym

stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive

a sudden inward collapse
<noun.event>

implosion

sample sentences

"the implosion of a light bulb"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

gravitational collapse