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occlusive

/ occlusive /
adjective/noun

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
tending to occlude
Pertains to:
occlusion
noun Sense 2
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
"his stop consonants are too aspirated"
Opposites:
continuant consonant continuant
Type of:
consonant
Kinds of:
labial stop glottal stop glottal plosive glottal catch suction stop
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
16
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Related Words

consonant labial stop glottal stop glottal plosive glottal catch suction stop continuant consonant continuant