plosive
plosive
Definition
plo·sive (plō′siv)
adjective
produced by the complete stoppage and sudden release of the breath, as the sounds of (p), (b), and (t)
Etymology: < (ex)plosive
noun
a plosive sound; stop
plosive
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- voice: Similarly ' t ' is an unvoiced dental plosive; ' d ' is a voiced dental plosive.
Adjective modifier
- voiceless: After the voiceless alveolar plosive comes a mid back rounded vowel, and after that a rather long uvular nasal.
- alveolar: Although a few languages distinguish between dental and alveolar plosives, most do not.
- unvoiced: Similarly ' t ' is an unvoiced dental plosive; ' d ' is a voiced dental plosive.
- dental: Similarly ' t ' is an unvoiced dental plosive; ' d ' is a voiced dental plosive.
