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glottal

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glot·tal (gltl)
adj.
Of or relating to the glottis.

glottal (glot´l),
adj pertaining to, or produced in or by, the glottis. The sound of
h is a voiceless glottal fricative. The airstream on the exhalation phase moves unimpeded through the larynx, pharynx, and oral cavities.

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The masses prevented adequate glottal closure, which led to significant glottal air escape.
Of particular interest are the recommendations for medications, foods and behaviors that singers should avoid and explanations of the causes and remedies for glottal attack and throat tension.
It has, for example, glottal stops and sibilant L's that people who speak languages of European origin find totally foreign.
 
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