plosion

[ ploh-zhuh n ]
/ ˈploʊ ʒən /

noun Phonetics.

the forced release of the occlusive phase of a plosive, whether voiceless or voiced, either audible due to frication or inaudible due to a contiguous following consonant.Also called explosion.Compare implosion(def 2).

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Origin of plosion

First recorded in 1915–20; shortened form of explosion

Words nearby plosion

plonker, plonking, plonko, plook, plop, plosion, plosive, plot, plot line, plot thickens, the, plotinian
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British Dictionary definitions for plosion

plosion
/ (ˈpləʊʒən) /

noun

phonetics the sound of an abrupt break or closure, esp the audible release of a stopAlso called: explosion
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