im·plo·sion
im-ˈplō-zhən
1
: the action of imploding
2
: the act or action of bringing to or as if to a center
also
: integration
This implosion of cultures makes realistic for the first time the age-old vision of a world culture … —Kenneth Keniston
3
: the inrush of air in forming a suction stop
: of, relating to, or being an implosion : formed or uttered with implosion
implosively
adverb
|ə̇vlē,
-li
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“Implosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implosion. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.
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