Associations to the word «Plosive»
Noun
- Consonant
- Phoneme
- Articulation
- Vowel
- Pronunciation
- Syllable
- Aspiration
- Alphabet
- Dialect
- Ex
- Cluster
- Closure
- Sound
- Contrast
- Stop
- Speaker
- Language
- Letter
- Word
- Sequence
- Speech
- Or
- Th
- Orthography
- Liquid
- Nd
- Symbol
- Phonology
- Tone
- Grimm
- Table
- Initial
- Mandarin
- Glide
- Release
- Environment
- Click
- Beginning
- Sanskrit
- Dot
- Distinction
- Eruption
- Transcription
- Counterpart
- Mutation
- Compare
- Cc
- Inventory
- Hindi
- Latin
- Shift
- Ph
- Script
- Tendency
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PLOSIVE, noun. (phonetics) Sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage; for example, when pronouncing the sound /p/ in "pug".
PLOSIVE, adjective. (phonetics) Produced in this way.
Dictionary definition
PLOSIVE, noun. A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.