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Origin and history of implosive

implosive(adj.)

1876, originally in linguistics, probably from implode on the model of explosive; implosive is attested in French and German from 1860s.

also from 1876

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explosive(adj.)

1660s, "tending to explode," from Latin explos-, past participle stem of explodere "drive out, reject" (see explosion) + -ive. As a noun, from 1874. Related: Explosives (n.); explosively; explosiveness.

implode(v.)

1870 (implied in imploded), originally of consonants, a back-formation from implosion. In the sense of "collapse violently inward due to deep-sea pressure" (originally in reference to thermometer bulbs), it is attested by 1881. Related: Imploding.

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