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.

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