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Meaning of word plosive from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
plosive noun
Meaning : A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it.
Example :
His stop consonants are too aspirated.
Synonyms : occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant
Consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract.
continuant, continuant consonant