plosion

[ploh-zhuh n] /ˈploʊ ʒən/
noun, Phonetics
1.
the forced release of the occlusive phase of a plosive, whether voiceless or voiced, either audible due to frication or inaudible due to a contiguous following consonant.
Also called explosion.
Compare implosion (def 2).
Origin
1915-20; shortened form of explosion
Examples from the web for plosion
  • The aluminum louver in the boiler room had either blown out or melted as a result of the fire following the initial ex-plosion.
  • The gas bad been escaping and an ex plosion followed.
British Dictionary definitions for plosion

plosion

/ˈpləʊʒən/
noun
1.
(phonetics) the sound of an abrupt break or closure, esp the audible release of a stop Also called explosion