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eˈgressive, a. [as if ad. L. *ēgressīv-us; cf. prec. and -ive.] Tending to issue forth.
1691Ed. Taylor tr. Behmen's Theos. Phil. 356 The desire is egressive, and the Egress is the Spirit of the Will.
Add:b. Phonetics. Of or pertaining to utterances made by the outward movement of air through the vocal organs; also, designating the expelled air used in producing such sounds. Also (rare) as n., an egressive sound. Cf. ingressive a. c.
1943K. L. Pike Phonetics vi. 88 If there is an opening in the chamber at the mouth or nose an air stream is forced outward. All sounds made in this manner are egressives (or compressives). 1962A. C. Gimson Introd. Pronunc. Eng. iv. 29 Most speech sounds, and all normal English sounds, are made with egressive lung air. 1983Topics in Language Disorders Mar. 45 All English sounds and most other language sounds are egressive. 1986Pullum & Ladusaw Phonetic Symbol Guide 266 Non-pulmonic consonants: implosives (glottal ingressive); ejectives (glottal egressive). |