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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Obstruent \Ob"stru*ent\, a. [L. obstruens, p. pr. of obstruere. See Obstruct.] Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Obstruent \Ob"stru*ent\, n. Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

obstruent n 1: a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth