English Explanatory Dictionary

obstruent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing obstruction; blocking up.
noun
  1. A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate.
  2. Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒbstɹuːənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obstruent.wav

Word forms

obstruent more obstruent most obstruent obstruents

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin obstruēns, obstruentis.

Synonyms

hindering

Antonyms

sonorant

Related words

obstruency

Derived words

deobstruent unobstruent final obstruent devoicing
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