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/ˈpləʊsɪv/
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/ˈpləʊzɪv/
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US:
plō'sĭv
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plō'zĭv
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/ˈploʊsɪv/
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/ˈploʊzɪv/
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rhymes with -əʊsɪv
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CMU ARPABET:
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Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stop, occlusive
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consonant, obstruent
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his stop consonants are too aspirated
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: obstruent
Narrower terms: labial stop, glottal stop, glottal plosive, glottal catch, suction stop, click
Across languages
Translations 58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
shpërthyes
— produced from opening a previously closed oral passage
Bulgarian :
избушен
(izbušen)
— produced from opening a previously closed oral passage
Czech :
závěrový
— produced from opening a previously closed oral passage
Czech :
ražený
— produced from opening a previously closed oral passage
Spanish :
oclusivo
— produced from opening a previously closed oral passage
Spanish :
plosivo
— produced from opening a previously closed oral passage
Ukrainian :
проривни́й
(proryvnýj)
— produced from opening a previously closed oral passage
Welsh :
ffrwydrol
— produced from opening a previously closed oral passage
Albanian :
shpërthyese
— consonant
Arabic :
اِنْفِجَارِيّ
(infijāriyy)
— consonant
Arabic :
صَوْتٌ اِنْفِجَارِيّ
(ṣawtun infijāriyy)
— consonant
Armenian :
պայթական
(paytʻakan)
— consonant
Armenian :
հպական
(hpakan)
— consonant
Azerbaijani :
partlayan
— consonant
Catalan :
oclusiva
— consonant
Chinese Mandarin :
爆發音 /爆发音
(bàofāyīn)
— consonant
Chinese Mandarin :
破裂音
(pòlièyīn)
— consonant
Chinese Mandarin :
塞音
(sèyīn, sàiyīn)
— consonant
Czech :
exploziva
— consonant
Czech :
okluziva
— consonant
Czech :
závěrová/ražená souhláska
— consonant
Danish :
lukkelyd
— consonant
Danish :
klusil
— consonant
Dutch :
occlusief
— consonant
Dutch :
plosief
— consonant
Dutch :
plofklank
— consonant
Estonian :
sulghäälik
— consonant
Estonian :
klusiil
— consonant
Finnish :
klusiili
— consonant
French :
occlusif
— consonant
Georgian :
ხშული
(xšuli)
— consonant
Georgian :
ხშულ-მსკდომი
(xšul-msḳdomi)
— consonant
German :
Plosiv
— consonant
German :
Verschlusslaut
— consonant
German :
Explosiv
— consonant
Hungarian :
zárhang
— consonant
Icelandic :
lokhljóð
— consonant
Italian :
occlusiva
— consonant
Japanese :
破裂音
(haretsuon)
— consonant
Korean :
파열음
(payeoreum)
— consonant
Norwegian :
plosiv
— consonant
Portuguese :
oclusiva
— consonant
Portuguese :
plosiva
— consonant
Romanian :
oclusivă
— consonant
Russian :
взрывно́й
(vzryvnój)
— consonant
Russian :
смы́чный
(smýčnyj)
— consonant
Serbo-Croatian :
експло̀зӣв
— consonant
Serbo-Croatian :
запорник
— consonant
Serbo-Croatian :
eksplòzīv
— consonant
Serbo-Croatian :
zapornik
— consonant
Slovene :
zapórnik
— consonant
Spanish :
oclusiva
— consonant
Spanish :
plosiva
— consonant
Spanish :
implosiva
— consonant
Swedish :
klusil
— consonant
Ukrainian :
проривни́й
(proryvnýj)
— consonant
Vietnamese :
âm tắc
— consonant
Welsh :
ffrwydrolyn
— consonant
