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Definition of Implosive
1. a. Formed by implosion.
Definition of Implosive
1. Adjective. Formed by implosion. ¹
2. Noun. (phonetics) An implosive sound; an implodent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Implosive
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Implosive
Literary usage of Implosive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Short Comparative Grammar of English and German, as Traced Back to Their by Victor Henry (1894)
"In such a group as appa, if the two p's are pronounced, the first is implosive (uttered
by closing the mouth after it has been opened for the emission of ..."
2. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"When we have to do with other words containing an implosive liquid /-!/ the
outcomes seem to be most irregular. In the case of cumbre, empujo, and azufre, ..."
3. A Short Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin for Schools and Colleges by Victor Henry (1892)
"1 Thug, in a group like appa, the two p's being pronounced, the first is closed
or implosive, the second explosive. In the corresponding group abba, ..."
4. Architecture Goes Wild by Kas Oosterhuis (2002)
"Artificial intuition Building is implosive. ... the engineering of the intuitive
implosive concept, to slip from their grasp. ..."
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