What is "occlusive" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 25-10-2024 by Wikilanguages.net

What does occlusive mean in English? Meaning of occlusive definition and abbreviation with examples.

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Meaning of "occlusive": a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

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 plosive consonant plosive speech sound stop stop consonant

Hyponyms: click glottal catch glottal plosive glottal stop labial stop suction stop

Hypernyms: obstruent

Part Holonyms: explosion implosion plosion

Antonyms: continuant continuant consonant

Meaning: tending to occlude

Synonyms: occlusive

Adjective: That tends to occlude.

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