plosive

[ ploh-siv ]
/ ˈploʊ sɪv /
Phonetics
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adjective

(of a stop consonant or occlusive) characterized by release in a plosion; explosive.

noun

Also called explosive. a plosive speech sound.

Origin of plosive

First recorded in 1895–1900; shortened form of explosive

Words nearby plosive

plonking, plonko, plook, plop, plosion, plosive, plot, plot line, plot thickens, the, plotinian, plotinism

Words related to plosive

click, consonant, liquid, phone, sonant, affricate, diphthong, fricative, implosive, sibilant, spirant, syllable, vocable

Example sentences from the Web for plosive

  • From its rarity I infer that the Plosive stock has not multiplied lavishly on the earth.

    All Men are Ghosts |L. P. Jacks

British Dictionary definitions for plosive

plosive
/ (ˈpləʊsɪv) phonetics /

adjective

articulated with or accompanied by plosion

noun

a plosive consonant; stop

Word Origin for plosive

C20: from French, from explosif explosive