Definitions for occlusive-sɪv

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

oc•clu•sionəˈklu ʒən(n.)

  1. the act of occluding or the state of being occluded.

  2. the fitting together of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws when the jaws are closed.

    Category: Dentistry

  3. Phonet. momentary complete closure at some area in the vocal tract.

    Category: Phonetics

  4. Category: Meteorology

    Ref: occluded front.

Origin of occlusion:

1635–45; < L occlūs(us) (ptp. of occlūdere

oc•clu′sive-sɪv(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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"

  2. occlusive(adj)

    tending to occlude

Wiktionary

  1. occlusive(Noun)

    A plosive.

  2. occlusive(Adjective)

    That tends to occlude.


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