| NOUN | communication | plosive consonant, stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive speech sound, plosive | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it |
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| Meaning | A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it. | |
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| Synonyms | stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive speech sound, plosive | |
| Parts | implosion | The initial occluded phase of a stop consonant |
| plosion, explosion | The terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant | |
| Narrower | glottal stop, glottal plosive, glottal catch | A stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis |
| labial stop | A stop consonant that is produced with the lips | |
| suction stop, click | A stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) | |
| Broader | obstruent | A consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth |
| Opposite | continuant consonant, continuant | consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract |
| Spanish | consonante oclusiva, oclusiva | |
| Catalan | consonant oclusiva, oclusiva | |
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