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Implosion can refer to: Implosion (mechanical process) Building implosion Implosion-type nuclear weapon In phonetics, an airstream mechanism associated
Implosion
2023 maritime disaster
Navy's (USN) sonar detection of an acoustic signature consistent with an implosion around the time communications with the submersible ceased, suggesting
Titan_submersible_implosion
Destruction of objects by self-collapsing
Implosion is the collapse of an object into itself from a pressure differential or gravitational force. The opposite of explosion (which expands the volume)
Implosion (mechanical process)
Implosion_(mechanical_process)
mean free path between nuclei in the compressed fuel assembly (for the implosion design), this takes about a millionth of a second (a microsecond), by
Nuclear_weapon_design
Method of demolition involving explosives
Explosives demolition, also referred to as implosion, is a demolition method that involves the strategic placing of explosives and timing of its detonation
Building_implosion
Group of stop constants involving both ingressive and egressive mechanisms
IPA: Implosive consonants IPA help audio help full chart template This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet
Implosive_consonant
American band
The Folk Implosion is an American band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis. It was initially a side-project started by Barlow to explore
The_Folk_Implosion
Submersible that imploded in 2023
operating practices prior to the Titan implosion as well as the cause, response, and aftermath to the Titan implosion. The documentary includes interviews
Titan_(submersible)
2025 documentary film about the Titan submersible implosion
Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster is a 2025 documentary film directed by Pamela Gordon and written by Gary Lang. It examines the circumstances surrounding
Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
Implosion:_The_Titanic_Sub_Disaster
Failed controlled demolition
Royal Canberra Hospital implosion was a failed building implosion that killed one person and injured nine others. The implosion occurred on 13 July 1997
Royal Canberra Hospital implosion
Royal_Canberra_Hospital_implosion
2025 American documentary film
directed and produced by Mark Monroe. It explores the Titan submersible implosion that occurred on June 18, 2023. It had its world premiere at Tribeca Festival
Titan:_The_OceanGate_Disaster
1995 American independent coming-of-age drama film by Larry Clark
"Casper" Deluxx Folk Implosion – "Daddy Never Understood" Folk Implosion – "Nothing Gonna Stop" Folk Implosion – "Jenny's Theme" Folk Implosion – "Simean Groove"
Kids_(film)
2026 studio album by Labrinth
first three singles from the album were "Orchestra", "S.W.M.F." and "Implosion". Rolling Stone called it "an album where Labrinth has been uncompromising
Cosmic_Opera:_Act_I
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
the war: Little Boy (enriched uranium gun-type) and Fat Man (plutonium implosion). The Fat Man design was initially a low priority fallback option, as
Manhattan_Project
2-stage nuclear weapon
believed to be the Teller–Ulam configuration. This relies on radiation implosion, in which X-rays from detonation of the primary stage, a fission bomb
Thermonuclear_weapon
Compression due to electromagnetic radiation
Radiation implosion is the compression of a target by the use of high levels of electromagnetic radiation. The major use for this technology is in fusion
Radiation_implosion
American crewed-submersible company
Titan, the company closed its Everett office indefinitely. Soon after the implosion, its subsidiary OceanGate Expeditions also suspended operations. In July
OceanGate
American physicist (1907–1988)
American physicist who co-discovered the muon, and later championed the implosion-type nuclear weapon while working on the Manhattan Project at the Los
Seth_Neddermeyer
British science fiction writer (1918–1981)
Colossus (1966) The Fall of Colossus (1974) Colossus and the Crab (1977) Implosion (1967) Don't Pick the Flowers, or Denver is Missing (1971) The Floating
D._F._Jones
U.S. atomic bomb type used at Nagasaki, 1945
history. The name Fat Man refers to the wide, round shape. Fat Man was an implosion-type nuclear weapon with a solid plutonium core, and later with improved
Fat_Man
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ʄ⟩ in IPA
A voiced palatal implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents
Voiced_palatal_implosive
Acute destruction of the body
being subject to a powerful explosion, uncontrolled decompression, or implosion. It is the most severe type of blast injury. Gross dismemberment may also
Total_body_disruption
Fission-based nuclear weapon
Project, gun-type designs were quickly replaced by the more efficient implosion-type weapons. All known gun-type fission weapons have used highly enriched
Gun-type_fission_weapon
1995 single by The Folk Implosion
"Natural One" is a song by the band The Folk Implosion. The song was written by Folk Implosion members Lou Barlow and John H. Davis, along with producer
Natural_One
2015 video game
Implosion: Never Lose Hope is an action video game developed and published by Rayark, and released on April 8, 2015, for iOS and Android and on July 6
Implosion:_Never_Lose_Hope
Form of behavior therapy
Flooding, sometimes referred to as in vivo exposure therapy, is a form of behavior therapy and desensitization – or exposure therapy – based on the principles
Flooding_(psychology)
Consonantal sound
A voiced alveolar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents
Voiced dental and alveolar implosives
Voiced_dental_and_alveolar_implosives
Building demolition in New Zealand
The implosion of Radio Network House in 2012 was the first implosion used in New Zealand to demolish a building, and was a "test case" for the potential
Implosion of Radio Network House
Implosion_of_Radio_Network_House
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ɠ⟩ in IPA
A voiced velar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents
Voiced_velar_implosive
2003 studio album by The Folk Implosion
The New Folk Implosion is the fourth studio album by the Folk Implosion. It was released on iMusic in 2003. In Europe, it was released on Domino Recording
The_New_Folk_Implosion
1978 DC Comics cancellation purge
The "DC Explosion" and "DC Implosion" were two events in 1978 – the first an official marketing campaign, the second a sardonic reference to it – in which
DC_Explosion_and_DC_Implosion
1945–1946 sphere of plutonium
from "jetting" out of the joined surface between the hemispheres during implosion. The core of the device used in the Trinity Test at the Alamogordo Bombing
Demon_core
Action or behavior that violates social norms
Deviance or the sociology of deviance explores the actions or behaviors that violate social norms across formally enacted rules (e.g., crime) as well as
Deviance_(sociology)
System of phonetic notation
letters for mid central vowels and the retirement of letters for voiceless implosives. The alphabet was last revised in May 2005 with the addition of a letter
International Phonetic Alphabet
International_Phonetic_Alphabet
Consonantal sound
A voiced bilabial implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents
Voiced_bilabial_implosive
First detonation of a nuclear weapon
on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was of an implosion-design plutonium bomb, or "gadget" – the same design as the Fat Man bomb
Trinity_(nuclear_test)
1912 maritime disaster
titanicae Women and children first La Circassienne au Bain Titan submersible implosion The Big Piece The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility Replica Titanic Titanic
Sinking_of_the_Titanic
Consonantal sound
A voiced uvular implosive is an extremely rare type of consonantal sound. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound
Voiced_uvular_implosive
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ᶑ⟩ in IPA
A voiced retroflex implosive is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. Wadiyara Koli phonemically distinguishes it from the alveolar
Voiced_retroflex_implosive
Polish mathematician and physicist (1909–1984)
to predict the behavior of the explosive lenses that were needed by an implosion-type weapon. He was assigned to Edward Teller's group, where he worked
Stanisław_Ulam
Video game company
Tokyo, Japan, where the 2015 iOS Game of the Year award-winning title, Implosion: Never Lose Hope, and accompanying feature animation film was written
List_of_Rayark_games
the Khoisan languages and some neighboring Bantu languages of Africa), implosives (found in languages such as Sindhi, Hausa, Swahili and Vietnamese), and
IPA consonant chart with audio
IPA_consonant_chart_with_audio
Pollard (formerly of Sebadoh and later of the Folk Implosion) and Imaad Wasif (also later of Folk Implosion), with Lesley Ishino (formerly of the Red Aunts)
Alaska!
American rock band
tension led to Mascis firing Barlow, who later formed Sebadoh and Folk Implosion. His replacement, Mike Johnson, came aboard for three major-label albums
Dinosaur_Jr.
1977 studio album by Stephan Micus
Implosions is the second album by composer Stephan Micus, released in 1977 by JAPO Records. The AllMusic review by Michael P. Dawson simply states, "These
Implosions_(album)
1996 EP by the indie rock band The Folk Implosion
The Folk Implosion is a compilation EP by American indie rock band The Folk Implosion. It was released in 1996 on the Communion Label. The release consisted
The_Folk_Implosion_(EP)
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
uranium, but less than a kilogram underwent nuclear fission. Unlike the implosion design developed for the Trinity test and the Fat Man bomb design that
Little_Boy
British passenger liner that sank in 1912
titanicae Women and children first La Circassienne au Bain Titan submersible implosion The Big Piece The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility Replica Titanic Titanic
Titanic
Vacuum tube used to display images
atmospheric pressure. As such, handling a CRT carries the risk of violent implosion that can hurl glass at great velocity. The face is typically made of thick
Cathode_ray_tube
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
enriched uranium gun-type fission weapon, and "Fat Man", a plutonium implosion-type nuclear weapon. The 509th Composite Group of the U.S. Army Air Forces
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
Consonantal sound found in Central Igbo
A voiceless labial–velar implosive is a rare type of consonantal sound. The sound exists in the Central dialect of Igbo. The symbol in the International
Voiceless labial–velar implosive
Voiceless_labial–velar_implosive
Low-pressure voids formed in liquids
the imploded bubble, but rapidly weaken as they propagate away from the implosion. Cavitation collapse is therefore a significant cause of wear in some
Cavitation
American lightweight bomb (1954–1962)
being significantly smaller in both size and weight compared to prior implosion-type nuclear weapons. For example, the overall diameter was only 22 inches
Mark_12_nuclear_bomb
Type of bomb
32-point implosion system design concept as the earlier Mark 4 and Mark 3; the Mark 6 Mod 2 and later used a different, 60-point implosion system. Various
Mark_6_nuclear_bomb
Compact astronomical body
collapse beyond its Schwarzschild radius. He missed the possibility that implosion would drive the system below this critical value. By the 1920s, astronomers
Black_hole
Unused American WWII atom bomb
brought the war to a close. The Third Shot was a plutonium-239-based implosion bomb of the "Fat Man" design, similar to the bomb that was dropped on
Third_Shot
India's first successful nuclear weapons test (1974)
the team of scientists being aware of the test. The device was of the implosion-type design with a plutonium core. It had a hexagonal cross section, 1
Smiling_Buddha
Consonantal sound
A voiceless alveolar implosive is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents
Voiceless_alveolar_implosive
British-German author and entrepreneur
Polar Prince during the 96-hour search and rescue operation following the implosion of the Titan, combining a minute-by-minute account of the crisis with
Christine_Dawood
Core of a nuclear implosion weapon
In nuclear weapon design, the pit is the core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded
Pit_(nuclear_weapon)
Season of television series
said the moment was the "ultimate sacrifice" for the character and an "implosion" for the series, leading to Murdock being imprisoned going into the third
Daredevil: Born Again season 2
Daredevil:_Born_Again_season_2
American demolition company
in the 1940s. The company has demolished several notable buildings by implosion, including the Gettysburg National Tower, the Seattle Kingdome, the Kingda
Controlled_Demolition,_Inc.
Phonetic symbol chart
velar ɧ Sj-sound (variable) Lateral approximant ɫ Velarized alveolar Implosive ɠ̊͜ɓ̥ ɠ͡ɓ Labial–velar Ejective t͡pʼ Labial–alveolar IPA help full chart
International Phonetic Alphabet chart
International_Phonetic_Alphabet_chart
History of technical design of modern hydrogen bombs
weapons, also known as hydrogen bombs. The design relies on the radiation implosion principle, using thermal X-rays released from a fission nuclear primary
History of the Teller–Ulam design
History_of_the_Teller–Ulam_design
Latin letter used in some African orthographies
turned f ⟨ɟ⟩ for a voiced palatal with an implosive hook), is used in the IPA for a voiced palatal implosive. Ƒ is used in writing the Ewe language in
Ƒ
American actor (born 1963)
(December 6, 2020). ""He's Radioactive": Inside Johnny Depp's Self-Made Implosion". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020
Johnny_Depp
determine the rating for each nation, including security threats, economic implosion, human rights violations and refugee flows. Fund For Peace ranks (between
List of countries by Fragile States Index
List_of_countries_by_Fragile_States_Index
American musician (born 1966)
songwriter. A founding member of the groups Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh and The Folk Implosion, Barlow is credited with helping to pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music
Lou_Barlow
1994 studio album by the Folk Implosion
Take a Look Inside is the debut studio album by the Folk Implosion. It was released on Communion in 1994. The album experienced an uptick in sales after
Take a Look Inside (The Folk Implosion album)
Take_a_Look_Inside_(The_Folk_Implosion_album)
Consonantal sound
A voiceless bilabial implosive is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents
Voiceless_bilabial_implosive
Hungarian-American physicist (1908–2003)
an implosion-type nuclear weapon. It too ran into difficulties. Because of his interest in the Super, Teller did not work as hard on the implosion calculations
Edward_Teller
1949 Soviet nuclear bomb test
bombs. At Lavrentiy Beria's insistence, the RDS-1 bomb was designed as an implosion type weapon, similar to the Fat Man bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan; RDS-1
RDS-1
Former stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
implosion on the Weather Channel was blocked at the last moment by a MARTA bus that stopped in front of the camera just seconds before the implosion.
Georgia_Dome
Tearing down of buildings and other structures
and increasingly some smaller structures may be destroyed by building implosion using explosives. Imploding a structure is very fast—the collapse itself
Demolition
Secret laboratory established by the Manhattan Project
successful effort on an alternative design proposed by John von Neumann, an implosion-type nuclear weapon, which was called Fat Man. A variant of the gun-type
Project_Y
Hotel in Miami, Florida, United States
complex on the site were unveiled in 2024. The building was demolished by implosion on April 12, 2026 to make way for construction of the new complex. A residential
Mandarin_Oriental,_Miami
1951 American nuclear test
for probing the thermonuclear reaction. It was a test of the radiation implosion principle that was key to the recently theorized Teller-Ulam design. The
Greenhouse_George
Nilo-Saharan language spoken in DR Congo
Lendu has voiceless implosives, /ɓ̥ ɗ̥ ʄ̊/ (/ƥ ƭ ƈ/). However, Goyvaerts (1988) had described these as creaky-voiced implosives /ɓ̰ ɗ̰ ʄ̰/, as in Hausa
Lendu_language
Indo-Aryan language spoken in Pakistan
tones, the preservation of the voiced aspirates and the development of implosive consonants), and has important grammatical features in common with the
Saraiki_language
Chemical disaster in Washington state, US
Just before 7:15 am (PDT) on May 26, 2026, an implosion involving a 900,000-U.S.-gallon (3,400,000 L) tank of white liquor occurred at the Nippon Dynawave
2026 Longview, Washington paper mill implosion
2026_Longview,_Washington_paper_mill_implosion
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ɠ̊⟩ in IPA
A voiceless velar implosive is a very rare consonantal sound. The symbol for this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet is ⟨ɠ̊⟩ or theoretically
Voiceless_velar_implosive
Twentieth letter of the Latin alphabet
t with hook and retroflex hook is a symbol for a voiceless retroflex implosive 𝼍 : Latin small turned t with curl is a click letter Uralic Phonetic
T
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ʛ̥⟩ or ⟨ʠ⟩ in IPA
A voiceless uvular implosive is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents
Voiceless_uvular_implosive
Cold War project to demonstrate the ease of building nuclear weapons
judged that the team had come up with a credible design for a two-point implosion-style nuclear weapon. It was also judged likely that they would have been
Nth_Country_Experiment
Country in Southeast Asia
on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010. Quek, Kim. "Demographic implosion in Sabah? Really?". Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 15 May
Malaysia
Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
aftermath of the Titan submersible implosion, Cameron said he was "struck by the similarity" between the submersible's implosion and the events that resulted
James_Cameron
Period of sociopolitical turmoil in China (1966–1976)
ISBN 978-1-009-38227-4. Walder, Andrew G. (2016). "Rebellion of the Cadres: The 1967 Implosion of the Chinese Party-State". The China Journal. 75: 103. doi:10.1086/683125
Cultural_Revolution
American musician (1964–2017)
6, 2017. "The day Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder watched the Kingdome implosion". Kiro7. May 26, 2017. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved
Chris_Cornell
Explosive, a mix of RDX and TNT
other munitions. It was also used for the explosive lenses in the first implosion-type nuclear weapons developed by the United Kingdom and United States
Composition_B
velar ɧ Sj-sound (variable) Lateral approximant ɫ Velarized alveolar Implosive ɠ̊͜ɓ̥ ɠ͡ɓ Labial–velar Ejective t͡pʼ Labial–alveolar IPA help full chart
List_of_consonants
deconstructed floor-by-floor down to the basement, as opposed to controlled implosion of the structure, which would most likely damage surrounding structures
List of tallest voluntarily demolished buildings
List_of_tallest_voluntarily_demolished_buildings
Astrophysical phenomenon
accretion, or by a stellar merger. In the case of a massive star's sudden implosion, the core of a massive star will undergo sudden collapse once it is unable
Supernova
Russian program to develop nuclear weapons during and after World War II
Klaus Fuchs and David Greenglass, included detailed descriptions of the implosion-type Fat Man bomb and plutonium production. In the final months of the
Soviet_atomic_bomb_project
1997 film by James Cameron
on the streaming platform occurred shortly after the Titan submersible implosion, which occurred just the previous month. It became available on Paramount+
Titanic_(1997_film)
Speech sound produced in large part by the glottis
glottalic airstream produces implosive consonants. Ejectives are almost always voiceless stops (plosives) or affricates, while implosives are almost always voiced
Glottalic_consonant
Type of nuclear weapon
diameter of 5 feet (1.5 m) and required 3 tons of high explosives for implosion, a boosted fission primary can be fitted on a small nuclear warhead (such
Boosted_fission_weapon
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
July 1944, Oppenheimer abandoned the Thin Man gun design in favor of an implosion-type weapon; a smaller version of Thin Man became Little Boy. Using chemical
J._Robert_Oppenheimer
of New Orleans, Louisiana. The building became known worldwide for its implosion on 22 July 2012. Designed by William Nowland Van Powell and Henry Ehrensing
Grand Palace Hotel, New Orleans
Grand_Palace_Hotel,_New_Orleans
Series of 1950s American nuclear tests
for probing the thermonuclear reaction. It was a test of the radiation implosion principle that was key to the recently theorized Teller-Ulam design. The
Operation_Greenhouse
Soviet hydrogen bomb first tested in 1955
megaton range, the RDS-37. This test implemented the two-stage radiation implosion. This was also the world's first air-dropped fusion-bomb test. After the
RDS-37
IMPLOSION
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Female
Irish
Variant form of Irish SÃthmaith, SÃOMHA means "peace-good."
Female
English
Variant spelling of Latin Isidora, ISADORA means "gift of Isis."Â
Girl/Female
Muslim
Wakeful
Girl/Female
Tamil
Fast, Clever, The mind
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Blessed; Fortunate; From the Happy Meadow
Boy/Male
Sikh
Embodiment of beloved, Peaceful beloved
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a metathesized form of Histon, a habitational name from Histon in Cambridgeshire. In the U.S., this is a southern surname, found chiefly in TN, AL, and GA.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Kannada, Punjabi
Fire; Cloud
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord of the earth, The hero of stunts
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Sri Krishna
IMPLOSION
IMPLOSION
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IMPLOSION
n.
A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.
a.
Formed by implosion.
n.
A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany.
a.
Formed by implosion.