plo|sive

plo|sive
plo|sive «PLOH sihv», adjective, noun.
Phonetics. explosive: »

We know that, of all the various vowels, plosives, fricatives and other sounds of speech, certain ones occur very often and others less so (Colin Cherry).

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  • plo·sive — /ˈploʊsıv/ noun, pl sives [count] linguistics : ↑stop 6, 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|plo´sive|ness — ex|plo|sive «ehk SPLOH sihv, zihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or for explosion: »an explosive sound. The idea develop that it might be possible to convert explosive energy into heat (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). 2. tending to explode:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|plo´sive|ly — ex|plo|sive «ehk SPLOH sihv, zihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or for explosion: »an explosive sound. The idea develop that it might be possible to convert explosive energy into heat (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). 2. tending to explode:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|plo|sive — «ehk SPLOH sihv, zihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or for explosion: »an explosive sound. The idea develop that it might be possible to convert explosive energy into heat (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). 2. tending to explode: »Gunpowder is an… …   Useful english dictionary

  • im|plo´sive|ly — im|plo|sive «ihm PLOH sihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of or involving implosion: »An implosive technique…holds promise that the attainment of usable million gauss fields may be near (Scientific American). –n. an implosive articulation or sound.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • im|plo|sive — «ihm PLOH sihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of or involving implosion: »An implosive technique…holds promise that the attainment of usable million gauss fields may be near (Scientific American). –n. an implosive articulation or sound. –im|plo´sive|ly …   Useful english dictionary

  • high´ex|plo´sive — high explosive, an explosive compound, such as nitroglycerin and TNT, that forms gas rapidly when detonated and shatters its container with great force. High explosives that are especially sensitive to heat are used in making detonators.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|ex|plo|sive — «IHN ihk SPLOH sihv», adjective. not liable to explode; not of an explosive nature: »To enjoy themselves in the mild, inexplosive fashion which seems to satisfy Italian nature (William Dean Howells) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sive — ab·es·sive; abu·sive; ad·es·sive; ad·he·sive·me·ter; ad·he·sive·ness; ad·mis·sive; ad·ver·sive; ag·gres·sive·ness; Air·bra·sive; al·lu·sive; ap·pre·hen·sive; as·cen·sive; cen·sive; cic·a·tri·sive; co·he·sive; col·lu·sive; com·pas·sive;… …   English syllables

  • plo — am·plo·some; an·a·di·plo·sis; ap·plo·sion; di·plo·dia; di·plo·ic; di·plo·ma·cy; di·plo·ma·tist; di·plo·ma·tize; di·plo·pia; di·plo·sis; ep·i·plo·ic; eu·plo·tes; ex·plo·ra·tion; ex·plo·ra·tion·al; ex·plo·si·bil·i·ty; ex·plo·si·ble;… …   English syllables

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