HyperDic: glottal_plosive

English > 1 sense of the expression glottal plosive:
NOUNcommunicationglottal plosive, glottal stop, glottal catcha stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis
English > glottal plosive: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel.
Synonymsglottal stop, glottal catch
Broaderstop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosiveA consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Catalanoclusiva glotal sorda

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