📖 Definitions of "Glottal"
noun
- 1
A sound made with the glottis
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the glottis.
- 2
Articulated with the glottis.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Glottal"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| plosivenoun | (phonetics) A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract. |
| epenthesisnoun | (phonetics, prosody) The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context. |
| glottidean | (obsolete) Of or relating to the glottis; glottal. |
| glotticnoun | (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the glottis or the tongue. |
| glottologic | Of or pertaining to glottology. |
| subglottic | Of or pertaining to the subglottis. |
| glottalicnoun | (linguistics) Related to or produced via complete closure of the glottis. |
| pharyngoglottal | Relating to the pharynx and glottis. |
| glottographicnoun | Relating to glottography. |
| glottogonistnoun | One who studies glottogony. |
| glottogonicnoun | Related to the origin or primordial development of language; related to glottogony. |
| throatal | Of or relating to the throat. |
| glottogenetic | (philosophy) Of or pertaining to the origin of speech. |
| epiglottalnoun | (phonetics) An epiglottal consonant. |
| glacialnoun | A glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age). |
| glomerular | (anatomy) Of, pertaining to or affecting a glomerulus. |
| glomularnoun | Misspelling of glomerular. [(anatomy) Of, pertaining to or affecting a glomerulus.] |
| glaciologicalnoun | Of or pertaining to glaciology. |
| gutturalnoun | A harsh and throaty spoken sound |
| glabellarnoun | Of, or pertaining to, the glabella. |
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