Implosion ::
Implosion (n.) A
sudden compression of the air in the
mouth, simultaneously with and
affecting the sound made by the
closure of the
organs in
uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a
syllable (see Guide to
Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a
similar compression made by an
upward thrust of the
larynx without any
accompanying explosive action, as in the
peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in
Southern Germany..