implosion
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
implosion (countable and uncountable, plural implosions)
- The inrush of air in forming a suction stop.
- The action of imploding.
- The act or action of bringing to or as if to a center.
- Violent compression.
- A catastrophic failure; a sudden failure or collapse of an organization or system.
Antonyms edit
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Translations edit
action of imploding
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Further reading edit
- “implosion”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “implosion” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
- “implosion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “implosion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “implosion”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French edit
Etymology edit
From im- + (ex)plosion.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
implosion f (plural implosions)
Further reading edit
- “implosion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
implosion c
- implosion
- Antonym: explosion
- (figuratively) implosion (collapse (of something abstract))
Declension edit
Declension of implosion | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | implosion | implosionen | implosioner | implosionerna |
Genitive | implosions | implosionens | implosioners | implosionernas |