implosions
Violent inward destructions
Implosions is the plural of implosion—a violent collapse inward, the opposite of explosion.
A building demolished with explosives undergoes controlled implosion, falling into its own footprint.
Deep-sea vessels risk implosion from external pressure.
Figuratively, organizations or systems implode when they collapse from internal dysfunction: The scandal caused the company's implosion.
Sudden structural failure
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- controlledKept within limits
- debrisScattered broken fragments
tower · rubble · destruction · inward · compression · crumble · stadium · skyscraper
Absence of matter
- pressureForce upon contact
- cavityEmpty space within
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- shock wavePropagating pressure disturbance
vessel · containment · atmospheric · submarine · bathysphere · tank · glass · tube
Failure or decomposition
- collapseSudden structural failure
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
overwhelm · shutdown · withdrawal · suppression · internalize · bottled · silent · private
Sudden structural failure
- downfallSudden loss of power
- failureLack of success
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
disintegration · scandal · corruption · dysfunction · leadership · company · regime · institution
Exploding massive star
- core collapseStar's center caves inward
- neutron starUltradense stellar remnant
- gravitationalRelating to mass-based attraction
- stellarOf or like celestial bodies
death · fusion · mass · density · catastrophic · cosmic · astronomical · white dwarf
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- controlledKept within limits
debris · tower · rubble · destruction · inward · compression · crumble · stadium · skyscraper · charges
vacuum
Absence of matter
- pressureForce upon contact
- cavityEmpty space within
- compressionForcing into smaller space
shock wave · vessel · containment · atmospheric · submarine · bathysphere · tank · glass · tube · differential
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
- collapseSudden structural failure
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
burnout · overwhelm · shutdown · withdrawal · suppression · internalize · bottled · silent · private · despair
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- downfallSudden loss of power
- failureLack of success
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
bankruptcy · disintegration · scandal · corruption · dysfunction · leadership · company · regime · institution · crisis
supernova
Exploding massive star
- core collapseStar's center caves inward
- neutron starUltradense stellar remnant
- gravitationalRelating to mass-based attraction
stellar · death · fusion · mass · density · catastrophic · cosmic · astronomical · white dwarf · black hole
implosionsexplosions
Violent, rapid expansions
blasts · detonations · eruptions · bursts · outbursts
implosionsexplosions
Violent, rapid expansions
expansions · dispersions · fragmentations · scatterings · disintegrations
implosionsexplosions
Violent, rapid expansions
expansions · booms · surges · buildups · proliferations