/ Dictionary / Index P plosive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: plo•sive Pronunciation: (plō'siv), [key] — Phonet. Phonet. —adj. (of a stop consonant or occlusive) characterized by release in a plosion; explosive. —n. Also calleda plosive speech sound. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: plosive (Thesaurus) plosion plot Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language