EJECTIVE


Meaning of EJECTIVE in English

— ejectively , adv.

/i jek"tiv/ , adj.

1. serving to eject.

2. Phonet. (of a voiceless stop, affricate, or fricative) produced with air compressed above the closed glottis.

n.

3. Phonet. an ejective stop, affricate, or fricative.

[ 1650-60; EJECT + -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .