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plosive
has definitions from the fields of linguistics,phonetics
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[ adjective ] produced by complete closure of the oral passage and subsequent release with a burst of air (as `p' and `d' in `pit' or `dog')
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[ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Examples "his stop consonants are too aspirated" Related terms continuant_consonant consonant glottal_stop labial_stop suction_stop plosion implosion |
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