glottidean
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Glottidean — Glottic Glot tic, Glottidean Glot*tid e*an, a. Of or pertaining to the glottis; glottal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glottis — glottidean /glo tid ee euhn, glaw /, adj. /glot is/, n., pl. glottises, glottides /glot i deez /. Anat. the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords. [1570 80; < NL < Gk (Attic) glottís, deriv. of glôtta tongue (Ionic… … Universalium
Glottic — Glot tic, Glottidean Glot*tid e*an, a. Of or pertaining to the glottis; glottal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glottis — n. chink like space between the vocal cords. ♦ glottal, a. ♦ glottal stop, closure and sudden explosive opening of glottis; sound thus caused (as t in Lowland Scots). ♦ glottic, ♦ glottidean, a. ♦ glottochronology n. Philology,… … Dictionary of difficult words
