Definitions for occlusive-sɪv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•clu•sionəˈklu ʒən(n.)
the act of occluding or the state of being occluded.
the fitting together of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws when the jaws are closed.
Category: Dentistry
Phonet. momentary complete closure at some area in the vocal tract.
Category: Phonetics
Category: Meteorology
Ref: occluded front.
Origin of occlusion:
1635–45; < L occlūs(us) (ptp. of occlūdere
oc•clu′sive-sɪv(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive(adj)
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
"his stop consonants are too aspirated"
occlusive(adj)
tending to occlude
Wiktionary
occlusive(Noun)
A plosive.
occlusive(Adjective)
That tends to occlude.
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"occlusive." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 20 Jun 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/occlusive>.