plosive consonant
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1. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | obstruent, |
| definition | : | a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | labial stop, |
| definition | : | a stop consonant that is produced with the lips (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | click, suction stop, |
| definition | : | a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | implosion, |
| definition | : | the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | explosion, plosion, |
| definition | : | the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | occlusive, |
| definition | : | tending to occlude (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | occlusive, |
| definition | : | tending to occlude (adj.pert) |
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