Plosive Consonant (Noun)
Meaning
A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The linguist explained that the plosive consonant /t/ is a voiceless alveolar stop in the English language.
- In phonetics, a plosive consonant is a type of consonantal sound used in many languages, including English.
- The child had difficulty articulating the plosive consonant /k/ and often replaced it with a /t/ sound.
- The language instructor emphasized the importance of pronouncing the plosive consonant /p/ correctly in order to be understood.
- The plosive consonant /b/ is a voiced bilabial stop that is commonly used in many languages, including Spanish and French.