English noun: obstruent | |||
1. | obstruent (communication) a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consonant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | affricate, affricate consonant, affricative, continuant, continuant consonant, occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant | ||