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occlusive vs glottal stop

glottal stop vs occlusive

occlusive and glottal stop both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occlusive Yes Yes No No
glottal stop Yes No No No
As nouns, glottal stop is a hyponym of occlusive; that is, glottal stop 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 stop: 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 plosive, click, suction stop.
occlusive (noun) glottal stop (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 stop (adjective)
tending to occlude
Difference between occlusive and glottal stop

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