plosive

adj : produced by complete closure of the oral passage and

subsequent release with a burst of air (as `p' and `d'

in `pit' or `dog')

n : a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and

suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too

aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {stop}, {occlusive}, {plosive

consonant}, {plosive speech sound}] [ant: {continuant

consonant}]