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glide vs palatal

palatal vs glide

glide and palatal both are nouns.

glide is not an adjective while palatal is an adjective.

glide is a verb but palatal is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glide Yes No Yes No
palatal Yes Yes No No
As nouns, palatal is a hyponym of glide; that is, palatal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than glide:
  • glide: a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
  • palatal: a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
Other hyponyms of glide include yer.
glide (noun) palatal (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
the activity of flying a glider
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
glide (adjective) palatal (adjective)
relating to or lying near the palate
produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')
glide (verb) palatal (verb)
move smoothly and effortlessly
fly in or as if in a glider plane
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
Difference between glide and palatal

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