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plosive [′plō·siv] (linguistics) A primary type of speech sound of the major languages that is characterized by the complete interception of airflow at one or more places along the vocal tract. For example, the English words par, bar, tar, and car begin with plosives. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The plosive sounds of the girl's lame and BEing are diffused into dull anonymity and absence. Because of its short on-time (50 [micro]s and short off-time ([sim]2 ms), the dynamic properties of the transducer allow for good transmission of audio signals and fast changes in the time domain--that is, of plosives in speech signals. He describes Jesus in prayer: "There were occasions, more mystifying, feverish, and blissful, when the language was unknown, a tripping, spittle-basted tongue, plosive and percussive and high pitched. |
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