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Definition of Implosion
1. Noun. A sudden inward collapse. "The implosion of a light bulb"
2. Noun. The initial occluded phase of a stop consonant.
Group relationships: Occlusive, Plosive, Plosive Consonant, Plosive Speech Sound, Stop, Stop Consonant
Derivative terms: Implode
Definition of Implosion
1. n. A bursting inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.
Definition of Implosion
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Medical Definition of Implosion
1. 1. A sudden collapse, as of an evacuated vessel, in which there is a bursting inward rather than outward as in explosion. 2. A type of behaviour therapy, similar to flooding, during which the patient is given massive exposure to extreme anxiety-arousing stimuli by being asked to describe, and thus relive in his imagination, those life events or situations typically producing these overwhelming emotional reactions. As the patient does so, the therapist attempts to extinguish the future influence of such unconscious material over the patient's behaviour and feelings, and previous avoidance responses to the stimuli are replaced by more appropriate responses. (05 Mar 2000)
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