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单词 ejective
释义

ejective

[ ih-jek-tiv ]
/ ɪˈdʒɛk tɪv /

adjective

serving to eject.
Phonetics. (of a voiceless stop, affricate, or fricative) produced with air compressed above the closed glottis.

noun

Phonetics. an ejective stop, affricate, or fricative.

Origin of ejective

First recorded in 1650–60; eject + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM ejective

e·jec·tive·ly, adverbnon·e·jec·tive, adjectiveun·e·jec·tive, adjective

Words nearby ejective

ejection fraction, ejection murmur, ejection period, ejection seat, ejection sound, ejective, ejectment, ejector, ejidatario, ejido, ejusd.
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Example sentences from the Web for ejective

  • It applies with equal felicity to things and persons, to the objective and to the ejective realm.

    The Meaning of Truth|William James

British Dictionary definitions for ejective

ejective
/ (ɪˈdʒɛktɪv) /

adjective

relating to or causing ejection
phonetics (of a plosive or fricative consonant, as in some African languages) pronounced with a glottal stop

noun

phonetics an ejective consonant

Derived forms of ejective

ejectively, adverb
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