plosive

[ ploh-siv ]

adjective

1. (of a stop consonant or occlusive) characterized by release in a plosion; explosive.

noun

1. Also called explosive. a plosive speech sound.

plosive

/ ˈpləʊsɪv /

adjective

1. articulated with or accompanied by plosion

noun

1. a plosive consonant; stop

Word History and Origins

Origin of plosive¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; shortened form of explosive

Word History and Origins

Origin of plosive¹

C20: from French, from explosif explosive

Example Sentences

But it was the plosive consonants of her own language that best gave shape to her anger.

From Seattle Times

The QuadCast does have a built-in bright red pop filter, but unfortunately, it is not very good at stopping plosive speech sound.

From The Verge

All are trying to master the form’s technical specifics — “the spit or the plosive p’s, those things get in the way,” Kelli O’Hara said — and pull off decent sound quality while stuck at home.

From New York Times

In “A Note on the Word ‘Gubernatorial,’” which Davis contributed to the Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, she enjoys the word’s sound, “incorporating two voiced plosives and the word ‘goober.’”

From New York Times

It’s built in a sturdy way so it’s the same distance from the mic at all times and is effective at suppressing those plosives.

From The Verge