different between inrush vs implosion

English

Etymology

in- +? rush

Noun

inrush (plural inrushes)

1. A crowding or flooding in.
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter IV

     As we swung around, the full force of the current caught us and drove the stern against the rocks; there was a thud which sent a tremor through the whole craft, and then a moment of nasty grinding as the steel hull scraped the rock wall. I expected momentarily the inrush of waters that would seal our doom; but presently from below came the welcome word that all was well.
2. The initial flow of electricity into a component when it is switched on.

Synonyms

• surge

Derived terms

• inrushing

Translations

Verb

inrush (third-person singular simple present inrushes, present participle inrushing, simple past and past participle inrushed)

1. (obsolete) To rush in.

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Anagrams

• Rushin, runish, rush in

English

Etymology

in- +? explosion

Noun

implosion (countable and uncountable, plural implosions)

1. The inrush of air in forming a suction stop.
2. The action of imploding.
3. The act or action of bringing to or as if to a center.

Antonyms

• explosion

Derived terms

• implode

Translations

French

Etymology

im- +? (ex)plosion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.plo.zj??/

Noun

implosion f (plural implosions)

1. implosion

Antonyms

• explosion

Further reading

• “implosion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).