What does plosive mean?
Plosive means (phonetics) A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract..
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/ˈpləʊsɪv/ · noun
(phonetics) A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract..
Use plosive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Plosive means (phonetics) A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract..
Common synonyms include stop, occlusive, hard, stop consonant.
Possible antonyms include continuant, continuant consonant.
Use plosive where its definition matches the intended context.
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