plosion

[ ploh-zhuh n ]
/ ˈploʊ ʒən /

noun Phonetics.

the forced release of the occlusive phase of a plosive, whether voiceless or voiced, either audible due to frication or inaudible due to a contiguous following consonant. Also called explosion.Compare implosion(def 2).

Origin of plosion

First recorded in 1915–20; shortened form of explosion

British Dictionary definitions for plosion

plosion
/ (ˈpləʊʒən) /

noun

phonetics the sound of an abrupt break or closure, esp the audible release of a stop Also called: explosion