Definition of Obstruents

1. Noun. (plural of obstruent) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Obstruents

1. obstruent [n] - See also: obstruent

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obstruents

obstructive lung disease
obstructive murmur
obstructive pneumonia
obstructive pulmonary overinflation
obstructive shock
obstructive sleep apnoea
obstructive thrombus
obstructive uropathy
obstructively
obstructiveness
obstructives
obstructor
obstructors
obstructs
obstruent
obstruents (current term)
obstupefaction
obstupefied
obstupefy
obstupefying
obtain
obtainabilities
obtainability
obtainable
obtained
obtainer
obtainers
obtainest
obtaineth
obtaining

Literary usage of Obstruents

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Baltimore Medical and Surgical Journal and Review edited by Eli Geddings (1834)
"Regarding the treatment of beriberi, several of the writers on the subject consider it a disease of debility, and recommend stimulants, de-obstruents and ..."

2. Thesaurus Medicaminum: Or the Medical Prescriber's Vade-mecum by Daniel Spillan (1842)
"D£ obstruents. ALTERATIVE Medicines are such substances as possess the power ... The most effectual alteratives and de- obstruents are to be found among the ..."

3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1907)
"<3 at the same time, by moving to the left, it partially obstruents the passage both of the carbureted air and of the ..."

4. A Reference Grammar of Classical Tamil Poetry by V. S. Rajam (1992)
"Another way to describe these "hardened" sounds is to say that they are "obstruents." Note that rr (jiji) is treated here as "hard" or "obstruent" because r ..."

5. On Calculating the Factor of Chance in Language Comparison by Donald A. Ringe (1992)
"... word as pronounced in isolation; in practice, this means that I have ignored (or "undone") the automatic word-final devoicing of obstruents in German. ..."

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