Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occlusive

/əˈkluːsɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: oc-clu-sive
IPA: /əˈkluːsɪv/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That tends to occlude.

noun

A speech sound produced by obstructing airflow in the oral vocal tract, but not necessarily into the nasal cavity.

noun

A product that forms a protective film and traps moisture against the skin.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occlūsīvus.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈkluːsɪv/
British English: /əˈkluːsɪv/

Inflected Forms

occlusives (plural)

Derived Forms

arterioocclusive hepatovenocclusive nonocclusive occlusively occlusivity postocclusive semiocclusive subocclusive unocclusive vasoocclusive venoocclusive

Phrases

hepatoveno-occlusive occlusive ileus thrombo-occlusive vaso-occlusive veno-occlusive

Synonyms

stop consonant stop plosive consonant plosive speech sound plosive

Questions

How do you pronounce occlusive?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkluːsɪv/.
What does occlusive mean?: That tends to occlude.
Where does occlusive come from?: Borrowed from Latin occlūsīvus.

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