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Webster 1913 Edition
Obstruent
Ob′stru-ent
,Adj.
Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering;
as, an
. obstruent
medicineJohnson.
Ob′stru-ent
,Noun.
Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body;
as, a medicine which acts as an
. obstruent
Webster 1828 Edition
Obstruent
OB'STRUENT
,Adj.
OB'STRUENT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
obstruent
obstruent
English
Adjective
obstruent (comparative more obstruent, superlative most obstruent)
- Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering.
- an obstruent medicine
Noun
obstruent (plural obstruents)
- (phonetics) a consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; the generic term of plosive, fricative and affricate
Translations
consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway