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implosion
Overview of noun implosion
The noun implosion has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. implosion -- (a sudden inward collapse; "the implosion of a light bulb")
2. implosion -- (the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun implosion
2 senses of implosion
Sense 1
implosion
=> collapse
=> mishap, misadventure, mischance
=> misfortune, bad luck
=> trouble
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
implosion
=> blockage, closure, occlusion
=> obstruction
=> hindrance, hinderance, interference
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun implosion
1 of 2 senses of implosion
Sense 1
implosion
=> gravitational collapse
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun implosion
2 senses of implosion
Sense 1
implosion
=> collapse
Sense 2
implosion
=> blockage, closure, occlusion
Antonyms of noun implosion
Member Holonyms of noun implosion
Substance Holonyms of noun implosion
Part Holonyms of noun implosion
1 of 2 senses of implosion
Sense 2
implosion
PART OF: stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive
Member Meronyms of noun implosion
Substance Meronyms of noun implosion
Part Meronyms of noun implosion
Meronyms of noun implosion
Holonyms of noun implosion
1 of 2 senses of implosion
Sense 2
implosion
PART OF: stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive
Attributes of noun implosion
Derived Forms of noun implosion
2 senses of implosion
Sense 1
implosion
RELATED TO>(verb) implode#1
=> implode, go off
Sense 2
implosion
RELATED TO>(verb) implode#1
=> implode, go off
Domain of noun implosion
Domain Terms of noun implosion
Familiarity of noun implosion
implosion used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun implosion
2 senses of implosion
Sense 1
implosion
> collapse
=> cave in, subsidence
=> debacle, fiasco
=> implosion
Sense 2
implosion
> blockage, closure, occlusion
=> implosion
Meronyms of noun implosion
2 senses of implosion
Holonyms of noun implosion
1 of 2 senses of implosion
Sense 2
implosion
PART OF: stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive
Grep of noun implosion
implosion
implosion therapy
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