You searched for:
“implosion”
explosion, implosion
explosion (ik SPLOH zhuhn) (noun)
A loud and noisy expression of emotion or a violent and deafening blast: There was an explosion of tears and lamentations after the train crash.
During the construction of the train tunnel, dynamite was used to create an explosion, loosening the rock.
implosion (im PLOH zhuhn) (noun)
The inward collapse of something as a result of internal air pressure: The implosion and tumbling down of the building was carefully engineered by the specialists.
Silas could hear a loud explosion caused by the detonation of the dynamite which was used to bring about the implosion of the damaged building.
This entry is located in the following unit:
Confusing Words Clarified: Group E; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
(page 5)
The bursting inward of a vessel or structure from external pressure that is greater than the internal pressure: The very old building was collapsing and the city officials decided to use the method of implosion to completely destroy it, so the walls would fall towards the center.
This entry is located in the following units:
plaud-, plaus-, plod-, plos-
(page 2)
-sion, -sions
(page 5)