Explosion and Implosion

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Explosion

Explosion noun - The act or an instance of exploding.
Usage example: the explosion of the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima
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Synonyms for Explosion
Implosion is an antonym for explosion in eruption topic.
Nearby Words: explode, explosive, exploded, exploding, explosively

Implosion

Implosion noun - A sudden inward collapse.
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Synonyms for Implosion
Antonyms for Implosion
Explosion is an antonym for implosion.
Nearby Words: implode, imploded, imploding
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  • Series / Agent Carter Outrun the Fireball: Carter and Jarvis at the Roxxon refinery explosion/implosion.
    Source: Series / Agent Carter
  • We'd go up in the biggest explosion since... Kirk: We can balance our engines into a controlled implosion.
    Source: Unfinished, Untested, Used Anyway
  • While the Trinity test in July 1945 demonstrated that a nuclear explosion was actually possible, it was actually a test of the plutonium implosion-type mechanism.
    Source: Unfinished, Untested, Used Anyway
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