stop consonant

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Noun stop consonant has 1 sense

stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
--₁ is a kind of consonant
--₁ has parts: implosion; plosion, explosion
Antonyms: continuant consonant, continuant
--₁ has particulars:
labial stop; glottal stop, glottal plosive, glottal catch; suction stop, click

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