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plosive vs suction stop

suction stop vs plosive

plosive and suction stop both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plosive Yes No No No
suction stop Yes No No No
As nouns, suction stop is a hyponym of plosive; that is, suction 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
  • suction stop: a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
Other hyponyms of plosive include labial stop, glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop, click.
plosive (noun) suction stop (noun)
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
Difference between plosive and suction stop

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