English noun: plosion | |||
| 1. | plosion (communication) the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant | ||
| Synonyms | explosion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | release, tone ending | ||
| Part meronym | occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant | ||