ejective
/ɪˈdʒɛktɪv/
adjective
- Relating to or involving the act of forcing something out or expelling it.
- The pilot pulled the ejective handle to escape the failing aircraft.
- The volcano had an ejective force that sent ash miles into the sky.
- The machine's ejective mechanism safely removes finished parts from the mold.
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noun
- A speech sound produced by a sudden release of air from the mouth, found in some languages like Georgian or Amharic.
- In linguistics class, we learned how to pronounce the ejective sound 'k’'.
- The word 'q’aq’' in Georgian contains two ejective sounds.
- Some languages use ejectives as regular consonants, which can be hard for English speakers to hear.
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