plosive
US /ˈploʊ.sɪv/
UK /ˈploʊ.sɪv/
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occlusiva, consonante occlusiva
a speech sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract and then suddenly releasing it, such as /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/
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The word 'cat' ends with a plosive sound.
La parola 'gatto' termina con un suono occlusivo.
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English has several common plosives.
L'inglese ha diverse occlusive comuni.
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occlusivo
relating to or denoting a plosive
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The phonetics class studied the characteristics of plosive consonants.
La lezione di fonetica ha studiato le caratteristiche delle consonanti occlusive.
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The sound /t/ is a voiceless plosive.
Il suono /t/ è un'occlusiva sorda.