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occlusive vs glottal plosive

glottal plosive vs occlusive

occlusive and glottal plosive both are nouns.

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

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

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