Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun implosion

2 senses of implosion

Sense 1
implosion -- (a sudden inward collapse; "the implosion of a light bulb")
       => collapse -- (a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity")

Sense 2
implosion -- (the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant)
       => blockage, closure, occlusion -- (the act of blocking)