implosion

1. n. A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion. Source: opted

2. n. A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany. Source: opted

3. n. a sudden inward collapse Source: wordnet

4. n. the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant Source: wordnet

5. 1. A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion. 2. (Phon.) A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, §§159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany. H. Sweet. Source: webster

6. A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneouslywith and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs inuttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide toPronunciation, §§159, 189); also, a similar compression made by anupward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosiveaction, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in SouthernGermany. H. Sweet. Source: adambom

7. n:100 n. a sudden inward collapse n. the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant Source: ecdict

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