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glottal plosive vs plosive consonant

plosive consonant vs glottal plosive

glottal plosive and plosive consonant both are nouns.

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

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