Word: nonplosive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
plo
sive
Definition: Not plosive; a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: plosive
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.