CEFR B2

implosion

noun

Meaning

implosion means the inrush of air in forming a suction stop. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses implosion to mean the inrush of air in forming a suction stop.
The teacher asked students to find implosion in the reading.

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implosion (B2)

noun

Definition

implosion means the inrush of air in forming a suction stop. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses implosion to mean the inrush of air in forming a suction stop.
The teacher asked students to find implosion in the reading.
Check the words around implosion to choose the right meaning.

How to Use implosion

a/the implosion (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a implosion."
implosion in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked implosion in context before translating it."

Antonyms of implosion

Words with the opposite meaning to implosion:

explosion

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