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glottal plosive vs plosive

plosive vs glottal plosive

glottal plosive and plosive both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glottal plosive Yes No No No
plosive Yes No No No
As nouns, plosive is a hypernym of glottal plosive; that is, plosive 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
  • plosive: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Other hypernyms of glottal plosive include occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant.
glottal plosive (noun) plosive (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
Difference between glottal plosive and plosive

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