Definitions for: Plosive


[n] a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
[adj] produced by complete closure of the oral passage and subsequent release with a burst of air (as `p' and `d' in `pit' or `dog')



Synonyms: hard, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant

Antonyms: continuant, continuant consonant

See Also: click, consonant, explosion, glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop, implosion, labial stop, plosion, suction stop

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