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im·plo·sion
 (  m-pl   zh  n)
KEY
NOUN:
- A violent collapse inward, as of a highly evacuated glass vessel.
- Violent compression.
- The inward collapse of a building that is being demolished in a controlled fashion by the weakening and breaking of structural members by explosives.
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Linguistics
The pronunciation of a stop consonant with the breath drawn in.
ETYMOLOGY:
in-
2 +
(ex)plosion
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