occlusive

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occlūsīvus.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /əˈkluːsɪv/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

occlusive

1. That tends to occlude.

Derived terms

• arterioocclusive
• hepatovenocclusive
• hepatoveno-occlusive
• nonocclusive
• occlusive ileus
• occlusively
• occlusivity
• postocclusive
• semiocclusive
• subocclusive
• thrombo-occlusive
• unocclusive
• vasoocclusive
• vaso-occlusive
• venoocclusive
• veno-occlusive

Noun

occlusive (plural occlusives)

1. (phonetics) A speech sound produced by obstructing airflow in the oral vocal tract, but not necessarily into the nasal cavity.
2. (cosmetics) A product that forms a protective film and traps moisture against the skin.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.kly.ziv/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

occlusive f (plural occlusives)

1. (phonology, phonetics) plosive, stop

See also

• fricative

Adjective

occlusive

1. feminine singular of occlusif

Further reading

• “occlusive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ok.kluˈzi.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: oc‧clu‧sì‧ve

Adjective

occlusive

1. feminine plural of occlusivo

Noun

occlusive f

1. plural of occlusiva