pulmonic

adj 2noun 2

Collocations

VERB + PULMONIC

produce

PULMONIC + NOUN

consonants, diseases

PREP.

on, with

Definitions

adj

of, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.

of a speech sound: produced by pushing air from or into the lungs.

noun

a medicine for treating a lung disease.

a person affected by a lung disease.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — relating to or affecting the lungs

pneumonic
pulmonary

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Pulmonic diseases are on the rise among children in Hong Kong. Experts believe this is links to increased air pollution.

Tatoeba · #8160703

Speakers of certain languages do not produce pulmonic consonants with the lungs, but instead make use of the oral cavity and produce non-pulmonic sounds.

Tatoeba · #9589239

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, pulmonic is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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