Definition of plosive Plosive
/plowˈsɪv/ - [plowsiv] - plo•sive
We found 4 definitions of plosive from 3 different sources.
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What does plosive mean?
WordNet
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| plosive - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" | ||
| stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound | ||
| continuant, continuant consonant consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract | ||
| obstruent a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth | ||
| implosion the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant | ||
| plosion, explosion the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant | ||
| labial stop a stop consonant that is produced with the lips | ||
| glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel | ||
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Wiktionary 
- plosive (Noun)
Sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage; for example, when pronouncing the sound /p/ in "pug". - plosive (Adjective)
Produced in this way.
Part of speech
🔤- plosive, noun, singular of plosives.
- plosive, adjective.
