plosive
(of a stop consonant or occlusive) characterized by release in a plosion; explosive.
Also called explosive. a plosive speech sound.
Origin of plosive
1Words Nearby plosive
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How to use plosive in a sentence
Disappointingly, the microphone’s built-in pop filter did very little to block plosives from traveling from my mouth to the microphone capsule.
Neat Microphones King Bee II review: A natural fit | Julian Vittorio | January 29, 2022 | Popular-ScienceThe M70 PRO X includes a snug companion shockmount to which it attaches using a single screw mechanism, as well as an optional clip-on pop filter to block plosives in close-talk applications.
Beyerdynamic M70 PRO X mic review: Ready when you are | Jay Cabrera | December 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAn internal pop-filter helps cut down on those plosives—the hard P’s and B’s that make your audience’s speakers shake—while the company’s proprietary Clipguard technology allows you to rant and rave as loudly as you’d like without the mic distorting.
An internal pop-filter, electromagnetic shielding, and shock-mount technology eliminate unwanted noises from light vibrations and mic contact, electronic interference, and plosive breath sounds.
Best podcast microphone: Find the right gear to be your voice’s best friend | Billy Cadden | June 16, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe question of navigation solved, the two next devoted themselves to perfecting the "X-plosive bullet," as Seaton called it.
The Skylark of Space | Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
We might mount a machine-gun in each quadrant, shooting X-plosive bullets, through pressure gaskets in the walls.
The Skylark of Space | Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins GarbyLuckily, the enemy knows nothing of the object-compass or the X-plosive, and we must keep them in ignorance.
The Skylark of Space | Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins GarbyFrom its rarity I infer that the plosive stock has not multiplied lavishly on the earth.
All Men are Ghosts | L. P. JacksThey found that the X-plosive came fully up to expectations.
The Skylark of Space | Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
British Dictionary definitions for plosive
/ (ˈpləʊsɪv) phonetics /
articulated with or accompanied by plosion
a plosive consonant; stop
Origin of plosive
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