(Q523919)

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implosion

a process in which objects are destroyed by collapsing (or being squeezed in) on themselves

  • implode
  • imploding
  • collapse

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Initial implosion phase of the operation of an implosion-type nuclear weapon, in which conventional explosives are detonated to compress a fissile pit to its critical density. This subsequently triggers the bomb's main explosion. (English)
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