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occlusive vs plosive consonant

plosive consonant vs occlusive

occlusive and plosive consonant both are nouns.

occlusive is an adjective but plosive consonant is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occlusive Yes Yes No No
plosive consonant Yes No No No
As nouns, occlusive and plosive consonant are synonyms defined as:
  • occlusive and plosive consonant: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Other synonyms of occlusive include plosive, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant.
occlusive (noun) plosive consonant (noun)
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
occlusive (adjective) plosive consonant (adjective)
tending to occlude
Difference between occlusive and plosive consonant

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