Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
egressive en · ADJ
Meanings
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Going or directed outward.
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(of a speech sound) Uttered by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.
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descriptive of a place or channel through which something such as water or lava leaves an area.
This ancient wash was an egressive channel that once drained a lake.
Antonyms
ingressive
Deriveds
egressively
egressive en · NOUN
Meanings
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A speech sound in which the air stream is created by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.
Forms
Antonyms
ingressive