plosive speech sound

1. A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (synset 107130622)
   "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
   is a type of: obstruent - a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
   subtypes:

   • labial stop - a stop consonant that is produced with the lips
   • glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop - a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
   • click, suction stop - a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
   has:

   • implosion - the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
   • explosion, plosion - the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
   same as: occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, stop, stop consonant

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