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pulmonic

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You can make most pulmonic voiced consonants, except laterals, trills, dentals, and retroflexes, so /m n ɲ ŋ ɴ b d ɟ g ɢ ʡ ʔ ɣ z ʒ ʑ β ʋ ɹ j ɰ ʁ ʕ ɦ ⱱ ɾ/ are all possible, as well as all vowels.

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Quick take

relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pulmonic.

adjective

relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease"

See also: pneumonic, pulmonary

Example sentences

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You can make most pulmonic voiced consonants, except laterals, trills, dentals, and retroflexes, so /m n ɲ ŋ ɴ b d ɟ g ɢ ʡ ʔ ɣ z ʒ ʑ β ʋ ɹ j ɰ ʁ ʕ ɦ ⱱ ɾ/ are all possible, as well as all vowels.

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In phonetics this is called velaric airflow:Velaric refers to another kind of airflow that is generated just within the oral cavity, and which doesn’t involve pulmonic airflow coming from the lungs.

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How do you use pulmonic in a sentence?

You can make most pulmonic voiced consonants, except laterals, trills, dentals, and retroflexes, so /m n ɲ ŋ ɴ b d ɟ g ɢ ʡ ʔ ɣ z ʒ ʑ β ʋ ɹ j ɰ ʁ ʕ ɦ ⱱ ɾ/ are all possible, as well as all vowels.

What does pulmonic mean?

relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease"

What part of speech is pulmonic?

pulmonic is commonly used as adjective.