implode

ɪmˈpləʊd

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Definition of implode - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

physical collapse

intr.

TECH.

collapse inward violently due to pressure

intr.

TECH.

The building imploded after the explosion.

cave in

collapse

crumple

array conversion

tr.

TECH.

convert an array to a string in programming

tr.

TECH.

The function implodes the array into a string.

concatenate

join

organization failure

intr.

end completely due to internal problems

intr.

The company imploded after the scandal.

collapse

disintegrate

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Origin of implode

Latin, in (into) + plodere (to clap)

Examples of implode in a sentence

The balloon imploded under the pressure.
The script uses implode to join array elements with commas.
In PHP, you can implode an array to create a single string.
The project imploded due to mismanagement.
Their friendship imploded after the argument.

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French:imploser, concaténer, ...
German:implodieren, umwandeln, ...
Italian:implodere, convertire, ...
Spanish:implosionar, convertir, ...
Portuguese:implodir, converter, ...
Chinese:向内坍塌, 数组转字符串, ...
Japanese:崩壊する, 変換する, ...
Arabic:اِنْهارَ إلى الدّاخِل, دَمَجَ, ...
Hebrew:לִקְרוֹס פְּנִימָה, לְצָרֵף, ...
Russian:взрываться внутрь, преобразовывать, ...
Ukrainian:вибухнути всередину, перетворювати, ...
Hindi:भीतर की ओर ध्वस्त होना, रूपांतरित करना, ...
Bengali:ভেতরের দিকে ধসে পড়া, রূপান্তর করা, ...
Catalan:implosionar, convertir, ...
Czech:implodovat, spojit, ...
Danish:implodere, konvertere til streng, ...
Dutch:imploderen, omzetten, ...
Greek:καταρρέω προς τα μέσα, συμβολοσειροποιώ, ...
Hungarian:befelé omlani, összefűzni, ...
Khmer:បាក់ស្រុតចូលខាងក្នុង, បម្លែងអារេទៅជាខ្សែអក្សរ, ...
Korean:내부로 붕괴되다, 변환하다, ...
Persian:فروریختن, تبدیل کرد, ...
Polish:implodować, przekształcić tablicę, ...
Portuguese (BR):implodir, transformar, ...
Romanian:a colapsa, a converti, ...
Swedish:implodera, kollapsa, ...
Thai:ยุบตัว, แปลงอาร์เรย์เป็นสตริง, ...
Turkish:patlamak, dönüştürmek, ...
Vietnamese:nổ sập vào trong, chuyển đổi, ...

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