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plosive vs glottal plosive

glottal plosive vs plosive

plosive and glottal plosive both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plosive Yes No No No
glottal plosive Yes No No No
As nouns, glottal plosive is a hyponym of plosive; that is, glottal plosive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plosive:
  • plosive: 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 plosive include labial stop, glottal catch, glottal stop, click, suction stop.
plosive (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
Difference between plosive and glottal plosive

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