Crossword-Solution: IMPLOSION 9 letters, 7 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 13

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Implosion n. A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air
has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.
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.

We have 7 clues for the answer “IMPLOSION”

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A bursting inward 1 answer
A bursting inwards. 1 answer
Bursting in 1 answer
Inward burst 1 answer
Result of getting in your own head and blowing a big lead, say 1 answer
act or process of imploding 1 answer
Self-destruction 2 answers
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with IMPLOSION (5)

Furthermore, scientists were reasonably confident that the gun-type uranium-fueled device could be successfully detonated, but they did not know if the more complex firing technology required in an implosion device would work.
Project Trinity 1945-1946 Carl Maag and Steve Rohrer 1996
Successful detonation of the TRINITY device showed that implosion would work, that a nuclear chain reaction would result in a powerful detonation, and that effective means exist to guard against the blast and radiation produced.
Project Trinity 1945-1946 Carl Maag and Steve Rohrer 1996
Since the implosion of the USSR in December 1991, Armenia has switched to small-scale agriculture away from the large agroindustrial complexes of the Soviet area.
The 1997 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 2010
NAPPER embassy: Raina Boulevard 7, LV-1510, Riga mailing address: PSC 78, Box R, APO AE 09723 telephone: [371] (2) 210-005 FAX : [371] (2) 226-530 Flag description: three horizontal bands of maroon (top), white (half-width), and maroon Economy Economy - overview: In the five years following the implosion of the USSR in December 1991, the Latvian economy has made substantial progress toward establishing a modern market economy and widening economic ties with the West.
The 1997 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 2010
Shortly after the implosion of the USSR in December 1991, the Ukrainian Government liberalized most prices and erected a legal framework for privatization, but widespread resistance to reform within the government and the legislature soon stalled reform efforts and led to some backtracking.
The 1997 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 2010

Quotes with IMPLOSION (3)

It takes two to tango, and if you dance too long, implosion is inevitable.
Allie Burke Paper Souls
Every normal family is one tragedy away from complete implosion.
Katja Millay The Sea of Tranquility
Ego is certainly there in many of the greatest and most dizzying tales of success - but it's there in some of the greatest stories of failure and self-implosion as well.
Ryan Holiday
Where this answer appears

Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NYT.

Used 5 times in crossword archives (1959–2019).