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n.
A linguist; a philologist.
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The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.
n.
The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis.
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A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs.
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Situated above the glottis; -- applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx above the true vocal cords.
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The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology.
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Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with the glottis narrowed.
v. t.
To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.
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The science of tongues or languages; comparative philology; glossology.
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Of or pertaining to glottology.
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A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening.
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Alt. of Glottidean
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Situated below the glottis; -- applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx below the true vocal cords.
n.
A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough.
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A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx.
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Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.
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Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic.
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Of or pertaining to the glottis; glottal.
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