plosive (
http://definr.com/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 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}]