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plosive |
1 definition found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: plosive 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') n : a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it "his stop consonants are too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {stop}, {occlusive}, {plosive consonant}, {plosive speech sound}] [ant: {continuant consonant}]
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