explodent Phonetics.
(ɛkˈspləʊdənt)
[ad. L. explōdent-em, pr. pple. of explōdĕre to explode.]
A consonant-sound produced by the sudden escape of breath after the closure of the oral passage (as p, b, t, d, k, g); a ‘check’, ‘mute’, or ‘stop’; = explosive B. 1.
| 1861 Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. VIII. 371 The combination of two explodents. 1865 Pall Mall G. 11 Feb. 6 The two adjectives horrible and abominable—three explodents and one aspirate in three words. 1885 Athenæum 14 Mar. 349/2 Mr. Cayley held that all explodents suggested impact. |