Egressive

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA speech sound in which the air stream is created by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.

2.adjectiveGoing or directed outward.

3.adjective(of a speech sound) Uttered by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.

4.adjectiveDescriptive of a place or channel through which something such as water or lava leaves an area.

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