occlusive
/əˈkluːsɪv/
occlusive adjective: that tends to occlude.
Adjective
occlusive
- That tends to occlude.
Noun
occlusive (plural occlusives)
- A speech sound produced by obstructing airflow in the oral vocal tract, but not necessarily into the nasal cavity.
- A product that forms a protective film and traps moisture against the skin.
occlusive meaning in Tamil and Kannada
occlusive in Tamil
- தடைசார்ந்த
occlusive in Kannada
- ಉಸಿರುಕಟ್ಟುವಂಥ, ಮುಚ್ಚುವ, ಮುಚ್ಚುವಂಥ, ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಲಕ್ಷಣದ
Forms of occlusive
| plural | occlusives |
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Origin of occlusive
Borrowed from Latin occlūsīvus.
Words formed from occlusive
Questions about occlusive
- What does occlusive mean?
- Occlusive means that tends to occlude.
- What is occlusive in Tamil?
- Occlusive in Tamil is தடைசார்ந்த. See Occlusive meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is occlusive?
- Occlusive can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce occlusive?
- Occlusive is pronounced /əˈkluːsɪv/ (UK).
Words near occlusive in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: occlusive (page history and authors); occlusive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); occlusive (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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