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Pulmonic

Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun

Adjective

Definition: Relating to or produced by the lungs.

Senses:

1. Phonetics:

Definition: Relating to speech sounds produced by the lungs or the respiratory system.

Example Sentence: The /p/ sound is a pulmonic consonant as it is produced by the lungs.

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Noun

Definition: One of the two types of airstream mechanisms in human speech, in which the air is expelled from the lungs to create sounds.

Usage:

1. Linguistics:

Example Sentence: In many languages, including English, sounds are produced by the pulmonic airstream mechanism.

Related Products: Pulmonic Airstream Mechanism

2. Medicine:

Example Sentence: The doctor examined his pulmonics using a stethoscope to assess his lung health.

Related Products: Pulmonic Health