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implosion

/ɪmˈpluːzɪən/ noun · British & US
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What does implosion mean?

noun

A sudden inward collapse or explosion, or a process of collapsing inward, often used in physics and engineering to describe the rapid inward motion of a body or system.

Example

"The implosion of the star caused a massive shockwave that destroyed nearby planets."

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