Plosive and Spirant

Plosive noun - A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it.

Spirant and plosive are semantically related in sound unit of speech topic. In some cases you can use "Spirant" instead a noun "Plosive".

Nearby Word: plosion

Spirant noun - A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.

Plosive and spirant are semantically related in sound unit of speech topic. You can use "Plosive" instead a noun "Spirant".