implosive
/ɪmˈpləʊsɪv
/adjective
1Formed by implosion; tending to implode.There are several advantages in using an implosive source for seismic imaging beneath the seafloor....
- The hydraulic press doesn't present the fire or safety hazard the implosive sleeve process does.
- We propose to continue, and hopefully complete, development of an implosive seismic source which can be used on the seafloor.
2 Phonetics Denoting a type of consonant produced in the glottis with an ingressive air flow.She is never given to hysteria, or explosive passion, as much as she is to exploring implosive energy that builds, as if by stealth, into something more meaningful and inevitable....
- Empty trances differ from mystical illumination in being implosive rather than infusive absorptions; moreover, trances are dense and dark rather than ethereal and bright.
- This translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Fula includes implosive consonants.
