plosion
/ˈploʊʒən/
noun
- A sudden release of air that makes a sound, especially in speech sounds like /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/.
- Linguists study the plosion of stop consonants to understand how speech works.
- The plosion of the /p/ sound is created by closing the lips and then releasing the air.
- In the word 'top', the final /p/ has a clear plosion.