PLOSIVE


Meaning of PLOSIVE in English

/ploh"siv/ , Phonet.

adj.

1. (of a stop consonant or occlusive) characterized by release in a plosion; explosive.

n.

2. Also called explosive . a plosive speech sound.

[ 1895-1900; shortened form of EXPLOSIVE ]

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