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obstruent
ob·stru·ent O0016450 (ŏb′stro͞o-ənt)adj. Obstructing or closing natural openings or passages of the body.n.1. An obstruent medicine or agent.2. Linguistics A sound, such as a stop, fricative, or affricate, that is produced with complete blockage or at least partial constriction of the airflow through the nose or mouth.
[Latin obstruēns, obstruent-, present participle of obstruere, to obstruct; see obstruct.]obstruent (ˈɒbstrʊənt) medadj (Medicine) causing obstruction, esp of the intestinal tractn (Medicine) anything that causes obstruction[C17: from Latin obstruere to obstruct]ob•stru•ent (ˈɒb stru ənt)
adj. 1. (of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs. n. 2. an obstruent speech sound; a stop, fricative, or affricate. Compare resonant (def. 7). [1660–70; < Latin obstruent-, s. of obstruēns, present participle of obstruere; see obstruct, -ent] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | obstruent - a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouthconsonant - a speech sound that is not a vowelocclusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant, stop - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"continuant, continuant consonant - consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tractaffricate, affricate consonant, affricative - a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') |
obstruent
obstruent [ob´stroo-ent] 1. causing obstruction or blocking.2. an agent that so acts.ob·stru·ent (ob'strū-ĕnt), 1. Rarely used term for obstructing or clogging. 2. Rarely used term for an agent that obstructs or prevents a normal discharge, especially a discharge from the bowels. [L. obstruo, to build against, obstruct] obstruent (ŏb′stro͞o-ənt)adj. Obstructing or closing natural openings or passages of the body.n.1. An obstruent medicine or agent.2. Linguistics A sound, such as a stop, fricative, or affricate, that is produced with complete blockage or at least partial constriction of the airflow through the nose or mouth.obstruent
Words related to obstruentnoun a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouthRelated Words- consonant
- occlusive
- plosive
- plosive consonant
- plosive speech sound
- stop consonant
- stop
- continuant
- continuant consonant
- affricate
- affricate consonant
- affricative
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