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[syn: glottal stop, glottal plosive, glottal catch]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glottal \Glot"tal\, a.
Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic.
[1913 Webster]
Glottal catch, an effect produced upon the breath or voice
by a sudden opening or closing of the glotts. --Sweet.
Glottic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
glottal catch
n 1: a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the
glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel [syn: glottal
stop, glottal plosive, glottal catch]