plosive

Speech parts

1. plosive - Noun

2. plosive - Adjective

Meaning

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

stop occlusive plosive consonant plosive speech sound stop consonant consonant block liquid explosive mute fricative hitch phone syllable sibilant

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Antonyms

hand beginning start guide advantage solution

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Hypernyms

obstruent

Hyponyms

click glottal stop glottal catch glottal plosive labial stop suction stop

Examples

his stop consonants are too aspirated Source: Internet

Consonants Old Norse has six plosive phonemes. Source: Internet

Challenges A simple example of difficulties in transliteration is the voiceless uvular plosive used in Arabic and other languages. Source: Internet

In English a voiceless plosive (that is p, t or k) is aspirated whenever it stands as the only consonant at the beginning of the stressed syllable or of the first, stressed or unstressed, syllable in a word. Source: Internet

Dagesh main Historically, the consonants ב beth, ג gimel, ד daleth, כ kaf, פ pe and ת tav each had two sounds: one hard ( plosive ), and one soft ( fricative ), depending on the position of the letter and other factors. Source: Internet

In other cases, however, it may be the word 'plosive' that is restricted to the glottal stop. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

plopping ploppy plosion plosive consonant plosive speech sound plosively