implosion

nouns

a sudden inward collapse
"the implosion of a light bulb"
implosion
is derived from
implode
is a type of (narrower)
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"
collapse
the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
implosion
is derived from
implode
is a part of
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
"his stop consonants are too aspirated"
occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant
is a type of (narrower)
the act of blocking
blockage, closure, occlusion