obstruent
English
Etymology
Adjective
obstruent (comparative more obstruent, superlative most obstruent)
- Causing obstruction; blocking up.
- Synonym: hindering
- an obstruent medicine
Related terms
Noun
obstruent (plural obstruents)
- (phonetics) A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate.
- (medicine) Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body.
Translations
consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway
Further reading
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French
Verb
obstruent
- third-person plural present indicative of obstruer
- third-person plural present subjunctive of obstruer
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Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) obstruent