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plosive.

A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpləʊsɪv/UK/ˈpləʊzɪv/UK/ˈploʊsɪv/Canada, US/ˈploʊzɪv/Canada, US
  1. A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of explosive.

adj/ˈpləʊsɪv/UK/ˈpləʊzɪv/UK/ˈploʊsɪv/Canada, US/ˈploʊzɪv/Canada, US
  1. Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of explosive.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.