ALL meanings of obstruent
ob·stru·ent
O o - noun obstruent A fricative or plosive speech sound. 1
- adjective obstruent Medicine/Medical. (of a substance) producing an obstruction. 1
- adjective obstruent Phonetics. (of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs. Compare sonorant. 1
- noun obstruent Medicine/Medical. a medicine that closes the natural passages of the body. 1
- noun obstruent Phonetics. an obstruent speech sound; a stop, fricative, or affricate. Compare sonorant (def 2). 1
- adjective obstruent causing obstruction, esp of the intestinal tract 0
- noun obstruent anything that causes obstruction 0
- adjective obstruent obstructing; esp., blocking a passage of the body 0
- noun obstruent something, as a kidney stone, that blocks a passage of the body 0