nnoun.eventa sudden inward collapseExamples:- the implosion of a light bulb
Derivationally Related Form:implode
Hypernyms:collapse
Inherited Hypernyms:implosioncollapsehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:gravitational collapse
Full Hyponyms:gravitational collapse
nnoun.communicationthe initial occluded phase of a stop consonantDerivationally Related Form:implode
Part Holonyms:occlusive plosive plosive consonant plosive speech sound stop stop consonant
Hypernyms:blockage closure occlusion
Inherited Hypernyms:implosionblockageobstructionhindranceacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity