| 单词 | obstruent |
| 释义 | obstruent[ ob-stroo-uhnt ] / ˈɒb stru ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR obstruent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveMedicine/Medical. (of a substance) producing an obstruction. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs.Compare sonorant. nounMedicine/Medical. a medicine that closes the natural passages of the body. Phonetics. an obstruent speech sound; a stop, fricative, or affricate.Compare sonorant (def. 2). Origin of obstruent1660–70; <Latin obstruent- (stem of obstruēns, present participle of obstruere); see obstruct, -ent OTHER WORDS FROM obstruentun·ob·stru·ent, adjectiveun·ob·stru·ent·ly, adverbWords nearby obstruentobstructive dysmenorrhea, obstructive hydrocephalus, obstructive jaundice, obstructive murmur, obstructive thrombus, obstruent, obtain, obtaining by deception, obtect, obtemper, obtest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for obstruentobstruent / (ˈɒbstrʊənt) med / adjectivecausing obstruction, esp of the intestinal tract nounanything that causes obstruction Word Origin for obstruentC17: from Latin obstruere to obstruct Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for obstruentobstruent [ ŏb′strōō-ənt ] adj.Obstructing or closing the natural passages of the body. n.An obstruent medicine or agent. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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