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plo⋅sion

  [ploh-zhuhn]
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–noun Phonetics.
the forced release of the occlusive phase of a plosive, whether voiceless or voiced, either audible due to frication or inaudible due to a contiguous following consonant. Also called explosion. Compare implosion (def. 2).
Origin:
1915–20; shortened form of explosion
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plo·sion   (plō'zhən)   
n.  

  1. The articulation of a plosive sound.

  2. The sudden release of occluded air characteristically occurring in the articulation of certain stop consonants. Also called explosion.


[From explosion.]
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