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plosive vs glottal stop

glottal stop vs plosive

plosive and glottal stop both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plosive Yes No No No
glottal stop Yes No No No
As nouns, glottal stop is a hyponym of plosive; that is, glottal stop 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 stop: 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 plosive, click, suction stop.
plosive (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
Difference between plosive and glottal stop

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