Noun: plosive plow-siv
- A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
"his plosive consonants are too aspirated"; "The 'p', 't', and 'k' sounds in English are plosive speech sounds";
- stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound
Derived forms: plosives
Type of: obstruent
Antonym: continuant
Encyclopedia: Plosive