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glottalic airstream

glottalic airstream noun: a form of phonetic airstream produced by a complete closure of the glottis followed by an upward (egressive) or downward (ingressive) movement of the larynx.

Noun

glottalic airstream (plural glottalic airstreams)

  1. A form of phonetic airstream produced by a complete closure of the glottis followed by an upward (egressive) or downward (ingressive) movement of the larynx.

Forms of glottalic airstream

pluralglottalic airstreams

Questions about glottalic airstream

What does glottalic airstream mean?
Glottalic airstream means a form of phonetic airstream produced by a complete closure of the glottis followed by an upward (egressive) or downward (ingressive) movement of the larynx.
What part of speech is glottalic airstream?
Glottalic airstream is a noun.
What is the plural of glottalic airstream?
The plural of glottalic airstream is glottalic airstreams.

Words near glottalic airstream in the dictionary

  1. glottal fry
  2. glottal stop
  3. glottal stops
  4. glottal-stopped
  5. glottalic
  6. glottalic airstream
  7. glottalic airstreams
  8. glottalically
  9. glottaling
  10. glottalisation
  11. glottalisations

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