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occlusive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant |
| Type of | obstruent |
| Has types | glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop, click, labial stop, suction stop |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | occlude |
Examples of occlusive
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Top it with an occlusive moisturizer, which prevents the evaporation of water.
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Complete assimilation can also occur when an occlusive precedes a fricative.
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The term occlusive refers to the occlusion of the vocal tract which stops the airflow.
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Romney's reaction was so occlusive that Morton is now concentrating his counsel on Percy.
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Complete assimilation occurs when two occlusive sounds fall in contact.
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Most people with sickle-cell disease have intensely painful episodes called vaso-occlusive crises.
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The same phenomenon occurs when an occlusive consonant precedes a nasal or a liquid consonant.
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Therefore, CT and MR angiography are increasingly being used to diagnose arterial occlusive disease.
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In some languages, such as Portuguese, a nasal consonant may have occlusive and non-occlusive allophones.
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- Tending to occlude
- Stop consonant: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
- A stop, plosive, or occlusive is a consonant sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract. The terms plosive and stop are usually used interchangeably, but they are not perfect synonyms. Plosives are oral stops with a pulmonic egressive airstream mechanism. ...
- Occlusives function by creating a physical barrier covering the skin through which water cannot pass and hence be lost through the surface. They limit transepidermal water loss through evaporation, allowing the skin to retain moisture. ...
- Occlusive means Impenetrable. Usually refers to an occlusive shield or film that is spread onto the skin to slow or prevent moisture evaporation. This shield or film is usually made up of materials, such as oils and waxes that cannot be penetrated by water.
- Pertaining to something that causes closure, such as a bandage or dressing that covers a wound.
- Sealed, e.g. an occlusive dressing.
- To block a marker from camera view
