glottal

UK: /ˈɡlɒt^əl/ US: (glot′l)

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glot•tal  (glot′l), adj. 

1. of or pertaining to the glottis.
2. Phonetics articulated at the glottis.

n. 

3. Phonetics See glottal stop. 

• glott(is) + -al¹ 1840–50

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glottal / ˈɡlɒt^əl/ adjective

1. of or relating to the glottis
2. articulated or pronounced at or with the glottis

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glot•tis /ˈglɑtɪs/   n. [countable] , pl. glot•tis•es, glot•ti•des 

/ˈglɑtɪˌdiz/.  
1. Anatomy, Phonetics the opening at the upper part of the vocal cords.

glot•tal, adj. See -glot.

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glot•tis  (glot′is), n., pl. glot•tis•es, glot•ti•des (glot′i dēz′). [Anat.]

1. Anatomy, Phonetics the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords.

• Greek (Attic) glōttís, derivative of glôtta tongue (Ionic glôssa; see gloss²)
• Neo-Latin
• 1570–80;

glot•tid•e•an  (glo tid′ē ən, glô-), adj.