1. implosive - Noun
2. implosive - Adjective
Formed by implosion.
An implosive sound, an implodent.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt has also been suggested that the āytam was used to represent the voiced implosive (or closing part or the first half) of geminated voiced plosives inside a word. Source: Internet
Some languages have stops made with other mechanisms as well: ejective stops ( glottalic egressive ), implosive stops ( glottalic ingressive ), or click consonants ( lingual ingressive ). Source: Internet
Note that the implosive stops were unaffected, and in fact developed tonally as if they were unvoiced. Source: Internet
Implosive stops are not uncommon, but implosive affricates and fricatives are rare. Source: Internet
In both cases, the implosive nature of the stops does not appear to have had any role in the choice of symbol. Source: Internet