plosive
A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tractA speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.
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» Upon explaining plosives to his class, the linguistics teacher instantly became covered in spit.
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1 sensesA speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.
Plosiv, Verschlusslaut, Explosiv
взрывно́йvzryvnój, смы́чныйsmýčnyj
проривни́йproryvnýj
- a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Examples
4 sentencesUpon explaining plosives to his class, the linguistics teacher instantly became covered in spit.
Dutch has five plosives.
deNiederländisch hat fünf Plosive. — Vortarulo
Voiceless plosives in Dutch have almost no aspiration at all.
In my idiolect of English, I do not aspirate plosives, and the first part of the word "Australia" rhymes with "cow."
Translations
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Origin
Clipping of explosive.Clipping of explosive.
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Forms
plural: plosivesSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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