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plosive consonant

/ˈpləʊsɪv ˈkɒnsənənt/

Traduction: Consonne articulée par une obstruction complète du flux d'air dans le conduit vocal, suivie d'un relâchement brusque, comme /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/ et /g/.

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/ˈpləʊsɪv ˈkɒnsənənt/C1formaltechnical
  • frConsonne articulée par une obstruction complète du flux d'air dans le conduit vocal, suivie d'un relâchement brusque, comme /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/ et /g/.

A type of consonant sound produced by completely blocking the airflow in the vocal tract and then releasing it with a burst of air, such as /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/.

  1. Phonetic termC1formal

    A type of consonant sound produced by completely blocking the airflow in the vocal tract and then releasing it with a burst of air.

    frConsonne occlusive

    • The sounds /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples of plosive consonants.
    • In English, plosive consonants can be aspirated or unaspirated depending on their position.
    • Linguists study the articulation of plosive consonants to understand speech production.