Plosive

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plosive
       adj : produced by complete closure of the oral passage and
             subsequent release with a burst of air (as `p' and `d'
             in `pit' or `dog')
       n : a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some
           point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are


           too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {stop}, {occlusive},
            {plosive consonant}, {plosive speech sound}] [ant: {continuant
           consonant}]