OBSTRUENT

Obstruent

An obstruent is a consonant sound formed by obstructing airflow, causing increased air pressure in the vocal tract, such as,, and . In phonetics, articulation may be divided into two large classes: obstruents and sonorants.

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obstruent

Noun

  1. a consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; the generic term of plosive, fricative and affricate

Adjective

  1. Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering.
    an obstruent medicine


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