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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 plo·sive /ˈplosɪv/
 爆破音(a.)爆破音的

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 plosive
      adj : produced by complete closure of the oral passage and
            subsequent release with a burst of air (as `p' and `d'
            in `pit' or `dog')
      n : a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some
          point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are
          too aspirated" [syn: stop consonant, stop, occlusive,
           plosive consonant, plosive speech sound] [ant: continuant
          consonant]