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glottal plosive vs occlusive

occlusive vs glottal plosive

glottal plosive and occlusive both are nouns.

glottal plosive is not an adjective while occlusive is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glottal plosive Yes No No No
occlusive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, occlusive is a hypernym of glottal plosive; that is, occlusive is a word with a broader meaning than glottal plosive:
  • glottal plosive: a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
  • occlusive: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Other hypernyms of glottal plosive include plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant.
glottal plosive (noun) occlusive (noun)
a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
glottal plosive (adjective) occlusive (adjective)
tending to occlude
Difference between glottal plosive and occlusive

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