plosive

ˈploʊsɪv

Definition

Definition of plosive - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

phonetics

TECH.

consonant stopping and releasing air suddenly

TECH.

The 'b' in 'bat' is a plosive.

occlusive

stop consonant

Adjective

linguistics

TECH.

relating to a consonant sound produced by stopping airflow

TECH.

The 'p' in 'spin' is a plosive sound..

occlusive

stop

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plosive consonant

sound made by blocking airflow then releasing it

The letter 'p' is a plosive consonant.

plosive speech sound

consonant sound made by blocking and releasing air

The 'p' in 'pat' is a plosive speech sound.

glottal plosive

stop made by full vocal-fold closure, then release

In some accents, the t in “butter” can be a glottal plosive.

Origin of plosive

Latin, plosivus (explosive)

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explosive

phonetics

plosive consonant sound in linguistics

Examples of plosive in a sentence

Linguists study plosives in different languages.
The 't' in 'top' is a plosive sound.
Linguists study plosive sounds in various languages.

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French:occlusive, occlusif, ...
German:Plosivlaut, plosiv, ...
Italian:occlusiva, occlusivo, ...
Spanish:oclusiva, oclusivo, ...
Portuguese:oclusiva, oclusivo, ...
Chinese:爆破音, 爆破音的, ...
Japanese:破裂音, 破裂音の, ...
Arabic:حَرْفٌ وِقْفِيّ, اِنْفِجَارِي, ...
Hebrew:עִיצּוּר פּוֹצֵץ, פְּלוֹזִיבִי, ...
Russian:взрывной согласный, взрывной, ...
Ukrainian:вибуховий звук, вибуховий, ...
Hindi:प्लोसिव, विस्फोटक, ...
Bengali:বিস্ফোরক ধ্বনি, বিস্ফোরণমূলক, ...
Catalan:consonant oclusiva, oclusiva, ...
Czech:exploziva, explozivní, ...
Danish:plosiv, eksplosiv, ...
Dutch:plofklank, explosief, ...
Greek:κλειστό σύμφωνο, κλειστός, ...
Hungarian:zárhang, explozív, ...
Khmer:ព្យញ្ជនៈផ្ទុះ, ផ្ទុះ, ...
Korean:파열음, 파열음의, ...
Persian:انفجاری, بسته, ...
Polish:spółgłoska zwarta, zwarto-wybuchowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):plosiva, oclusivo, ...
Romanian:consoană plozivă, exploziv, ...
Swedish:klusil, explosiv, ...
Thai:เสียงพยัญชนะระเบิด, เสียงระเบิด, ...
Turkish:patlayıcı ünsüz, patlamalı, ...
Vietnamese:phụ âm bật hơi, âm bật, ...

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