OBSTRUENT

obstruent

(noun) a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

obstruent (comparative more obstruent, superlative most obstruent)

Causing obstruction; blocking up.

Synonym: hindering

Noun

obstruent (plural obstruents)

(phonetics) A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate.

Hypernym: consonant

Hyponyms: plosive, fricative, affricate

Coordinate term: continuant

Antonym: sonorant

(medicine) Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body.

Anagrams

• buttoners, rebuttons

Source: Wiktionary

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Ob"stru*ent, a. Etym: [L. obstruens, p.pr. of obstruere. See Obstruct.]

Definition: Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine. Johnson.

Ob"stru*ent, n.

Definition: Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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