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PLOSIVE CONSONANT Synonyms

There are 6 synonyms of the phrase plosive consonant. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase plosive consonant. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PLOSIVE CONSONANT

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occlusive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tending to occlude

noun

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

plosive
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

stop consonant
nounn
noun

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

explosive
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst

noun

• a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

adjective satellite

• liable to lead to sudden change or violence

• sudden and loud

stop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the event of something ending

• the act of stopping something

• a brief stay in the course of a journey

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a spot where something halts or pauses

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

• (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

verb

• come to a halt, stop moving

• put an end to a state or an activity

• stop from happening or developing

• interrupt a trip

• cause to end

• prevent completion

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• seize on its way

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• render unsuitable for passage

• stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

plosive speech sound
nounn
noun

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

Best Hypernyms For PLOSIVE CONSONANT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for plosive consonant, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
consonant obstruent phoneme sound
Phrases (1)
speech sound

Alternatives for OCCLUSIVE

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