English > stop consonant: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it. |
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| Example | "his stop consonants are too aspirated" |
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| Synonyms | stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive |
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| Parts | implosion | The initial occluded phase of a stop consonant |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Opposite | continuant consonant, continuant | consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract |
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| Spanish | consonante oclusiva, oclusiva |
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| Catalan | consonant oclusiva, oclusiva |
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