Occlusive

[n] a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
[adj] tending to occlude

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Synonyms

plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant

Antonyms

continuant, continuant consonant

Related Terms

accented, alveolar, apical, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, articulated, assimilated, back, barytone, bilabial, broad, cacuminal, central, cerebral, checked, choking, close, consonant, consonantal, constrictive, continuant, contrary, counterproductive, cros