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plosion

 
Dictionary: plo·sion   (plō'zhən) pronunciation

n.
  1. The articulation of a plosive sound.
  2. The sudden release of occluded air characteristically occurring in the articulation of certain stop consonants. Also called explosion.

[From EXPLOSION.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
  Synonym: explosion


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - implosion

Nederlands (Dutch)
plof

Français (French)
n. - stage final d'un son explosif

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verschluß(sprengung)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φωνητ.) έκρηξη

Italiano (Italian)
esplosione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - explosão (f)

Русский (Russian)
плозия

Español (Spanish)
n. - explosión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - explosion

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
爆破音

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 爆破音

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 파열

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 破裂

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) (علم الصوتيات) الصوت الناتج عند التفوه ببعض حروف العله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פיצוץ (הגיית הגה פוצץ)‬


 
 
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