plosion

A noun referring to the sudden release of air pressure that occurs at the end of a stop consonant, such as in the pronunciation of /p/, /t/, or /k/.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa a liberação súbita de pressão do ar na fase final de uma consoante oclusiva, como /p/, /t/ ou /k/.

1. Release of air in speech C2 formal

   The sudden release of air pressure that occurs at the end of a stop consonant sound, such as /p/, /t/, or /k/.

   • The plosion at the end of the word 'top' is clearly audible.
   • Linguists study the plosion phase to understand consonant articulation.
   • In some accents, the plosion is more pronounced than in others.

   🇵🇹Explosão

   Sinônimos: burstexplosionrelease