IMPLOSION

Implosion

Implosion is a process in which objects are destroyed by collapsing on themselves. The opposite of explosion, implosion concentrates matter and energy. True implosion usually involves a difference between internal and external pressure, or inward and outward forces, that is so large that the structure collapses inward into itself. An example of implosion is a submarine being crushed from the outside by the hydrostatic pressure of the surrounding water.

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implosion

Noun

  1. The inrush of air in forming a suction stop.
  2. The action of imploding.
  3. The act or action of bringing to or as if to a center.


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