implosion

/ɪmˈpləʊʒən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: im-plo-sion
IPA: /ɪmˈpləʊʒən/

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inrush of air in forming a suction stop.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The action of imploding.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or action of bringing to or as if to a center.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Violent compression.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A catastrophic failure; a sudden failure or collapse of an organization or system.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English explosion English implosion From in- + explosion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

implosions (plural)

Derived Forms

implode

Phrases

implosion bomb

Antonyms

explosion

Rhymes With

explosion erosion corrosion

Questions

How do you pronounce implosion?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpləʊʒən/.

What does implosion mean?

The inrush of air in forming a suction stop.

Where does implosion come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English explosion English implosion From in- + explosion.

How to pronounce implosion

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “implosion”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɪmˈpləʊʒən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “implosion”.

Repeat and practice — Say “implosion” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.