explosion, implosion

explosion, implosion
An explosion is a violent expansion of some sort, a bursting out of gas, air, fuel, or other substances. An implosion is a similar bursting but one that is directed inward. When a gas tank explodes, debris is hurled outward; when it implodes, walls collapse and fall inward. A similar distinction is found in the words eruption and irruption (See eruption).

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