Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Formed by implosion.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The implosive force caused the building to collapse.

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  2. Implosive consonants are common in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Word family

2 related words
Derivedimplosivelyimplosiveness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
implicitlyimplodeimploreimplyB2impoliteB2impolitelyB2importB2

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