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† comˈplosion Obs.
[f. L. type *complosiōn-em, n. of action f. complōd-ĕre: see prec. and -ion1.]
Concussion, clapping.
1644Bulwer Chirol. 176 To compresse the middle-finger with the Thumbe by their complosion producing a sound. 1715tr. Pancirollus' Rerum Mem. II. ix. 328 Ringing of Bells, as oft as it Thunders, for their Complosion and Beating of the Air. 1729G. Shelvocke Artillery ii. 108 Thunder is caused by the Complosion of the Air. |