plosion
/ˈpləʊʒ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun] Phonetics
The sudden release of air in the pronunciation of a plosive consonant.In rapid or casual speech it is usually pronounced with the nasal plosion.
Origin
Early 20th century: shortening of explosion.
- contradictor
- contradictorily
- contradictoriness
- contradictory
- contradistinction
- contradistinguish
- contrafactive
- contrafactual
- contraflow
- contrail
- contraindicate
- contraindication
- contralateral
- contralto
- contra mundum
- contranym
- contraposition
- contrapositive
- contrapposto
- contra proferentem
- contraption
- contrapuntal
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- contrapuntist
- contrarian