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plosive consonant

/ˈpləʊsɪv ˈkɒnsənənt/

Tradução: Tipo de consoante produzida pela obstrução completa do fluxo de ar no trato vocal, seguida de uma liberação abrupta, como /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/ e /g/.

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/ˈpləʊsɪv ˈkɒnsənənt/C1formaltechnical
  • ptTipo de consoante produzida pela obstrução completa do fluxo de ar no trato vocal, seguida de uma liberação abrupta, como /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/ e /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.

    ptTermo fonético

    • 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.