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Meaning of egressive

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

egressive

noun

Definitions

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

adjective

Definitions

  1. Going or directed outward.

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

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