Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

applosive

/əˈploʊ.sɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ap-plo-sive
IPA: /əˈploʊ.sɪv/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA.

Example Sentences

"Our recent fiber-optic studies on applosives (unreleased plosives) in the word-final position in Fukienese, a dialect of southern China, revealed interesting findings on larygeneal adjustment (Iwata et al., 1979)."

Etymology

From a- + plosive.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈploʊ.sɪv/
British English: /əˈpləʊ.sɪv/

Inflected Forms

applosives (plural)

Rhymes With

plosive nocive

Questions

How do you pronounce applosive?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈploʊ.sɪv/.
What does applosive mean?: An unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA.
Where does applosive come from?: From a- + plosive.

How to pronounce applosive

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