implosion

Meanings

• Noun

  The inward collapse or caving in of a celestial body or a hollow structure.

  - "The implosion of a star results in a supernova explosion."
  - "The old building showed signs of implosion, and was brought down safely with explosives."

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Antonyms

explosion

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with implosion
explosion , deposition , imposition

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Variants

List of all variants of implosion that leads to same result
implosion , implosions , implosive , implosives

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'implodere' meaning to fill in or to overwhelm.

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Trivia

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1. The largest implosion ever recorded was the Soviet Union's Test of the Tsar Bomba hydrogen bomb in 1961, with a yield of 50 megatons.

2. The term 'implosion' was first used in English in the late 19th century to describe the process of drawing inward or collapsing inward.

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Related Concepts

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1. Explosion: Opposite of implosion, where a body expands or explodes outward.

2. Black hole: A region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. Implosions of massive stars can result in black holes.

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Culture

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Implosion has been a popular concept in science fiction, particularly in depicting the destruction or creation of stars and black holes.

How to Memorize "implosion"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a balloon being squeezed inward until it pops.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'implosion' as 'in-plosion' or 'in-ward explosion'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'implosion' as 'implode-on'

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