plosive

English

Etymology

From explosive.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpləʊsɪv/, /ˈpləʊzɪv/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈploʊsɪv/, /ˈploʊzɪv/

Noun

plosive (plural plosives)

  1. (phonetics) sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage; for example, when pronouncing the sound /p/ in "pug".

Synonyms

Translations

Adjective

plosive (comparative more plosive, superlative most plosive)

  1. (phonetics) Produced in this way.

Derived terms


French

Noun

plosive f (plural plosives)

  1. plosive

Adjective

plosive

  1. feminine singular of plosif

German

Adjective

plosive

  1. inflected form of plosiv
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