plosive
adjective/ˈploʊsɪv/
Frequency rank: #19,887 most common English word
Meaning
a consonant sound made by stopping airflow completely and then releasing it suddenly.
Example sentence
The letter 'p' is considered plosive in phonetics because it involves a complete stop of airflow followed by a burst of sound.
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