occlusive
/əˈkluːsɪv/
adjective
- Relating to or causing a blockage or closure.
- The patient was diagnosed with an occlusive vascular disease.
- The dentist recommended an occlusive dressing to protect the wound.
- Occlusive devices are used in some medical procedures to stop blood flow.
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noun
- A speech sound made by completely blocking the airflow, then releasing it, like /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/.
- The child had trouble pronouncing occlusives like /t/ and /d/.
- In phonetics, the sound /p/ is an occlusive because the lips close completely.
- Linguists study how occlusives differ across languages.