Plosive
Plosive noun - A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it.
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Synonyms for Plosive
Phonetic entity and plosive are semantically related in sound unit of speech topic. In some cases you can use "Phonetic entity" instead a noun "Plosive".
Nearby Word: plosion
Phonetic entity
Plosive and phonetic entity are semantically related in sound unit of speech topic. You can use "Plosive" instead a noun phrase "Phonetic entity".
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Related pairs
- consonant and plosive
- consonant and phonetic entity
- liquid and plosive
- liquid and phonetic entity
- click and plosive
- click and phonetic entity
- phone and plosive
- phone and phonetic entity
- affricate and plosive
- affricate and phonetic entity
- fricative and plosive
- fricative and phonetic entity
- sibilant and plosive
- sibilant and phonetic entity
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Phonetic entity and Plosive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plosive/phonetic_entity
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