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Noun: plosion  plow-zhun
  1. The terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
    "The plosion in the 't' sound of 'top' is clearly audible";
    - explosion

Derived forms: plosions

Type of: release, tone ending

Part of: occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant