| Noun | 1. | plosive - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" |
| Adj. | 1. | plosive - produced by complete closure of the oral passage and subsequent release with a burst of air (as `p' and `d' in `pit' or `dog') |
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