"ejective" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /iˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: eject + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eject|ive}} eject + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ejective (not comparable)
  1. Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ejective-en-adj-AJBDs0Xa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 54 46

Noun

IPA: /iˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/ Forms: ejectives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: eject + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eject|ive}} eject + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} ejective (plural ejectives)
  1. (phonetics) A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly. Categories (topical): Phonetics Related terms: implosive Translations (nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly): ձայնածերպային (jaynacerpayin) (Armenian), գլոտալ (glotal) (Armenian), կատկային (katkayin) (Armenian), აბრუპტივი (abruṗṭivi) (Georgian), абрупти́вный согла́сный (abruptívnyj soglásnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ejective-en-noun-ByXVjf4v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 54 46 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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