Consonant
21consonant — [[t]kɒ̱nsənənt[/t]] consonants 1) N COUNT A consonant is a sound such as p , f , n , or t which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel. 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ with n Something that is consonant with… …
22consonant — [ kɒns(ə)nənt] noun a speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable. ↘a letter representing a consonant. adjective 1》 denoting or relating to a consonant. 2》 (consonant… …
23consonant — con•so•nant [[t]ˈkɒn sə nənt[/t]] n. 1) phn a speech sound produced by occluding (p, b, t, d, k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v, s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel). 2) phn ling. a letter or other symbol… …
24consonant — [14] Etymologically, consonant means ‘sounding together’. It comes via Old French consonant from Latin consonāns, the present participle of consonāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix com ‘together’ and sonāre ‘sound’. Its application to… …
25consonant — 1 noun (C) 1 a speech sound made by partly or completely stopping the flow of air through the mouth 2 a letter that represents one of these sounds. The letters a , e , i , o , and u represent vowels, and all the other letters are consonants 2… …
26consonant — [14] Etymologically, consonant means ‘sounding together’. It comes via Old French consonant from Latin consonāns, the present participle of consonāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix com ‘together’ and sonāre ‘sound’. Its application to… …
27consonant — 1. noun /ˈkɒn.sən.ənt,ˈkɑn.sən.ənt/ a) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel. b) A letter… …
28consonant — I (Roget s IV) n. Linguistic terms referring to consonant sounds include: voiceless, voiced; labial, bilabial, labiodental, apical, dental, alveolar, retroflex, frontal, alveopalatal, prepalatal, dorsal, palatal, velar, uvular, glottal,… …
29consonant — /ˈkɒnsənənt / (say konsuhnuhnt) noun 1. Phonetics a. (as a member of a syllable) a sound subordinated to another sound that has greater sonority; w and g in wig are subordinate to i, the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, and by virtue… …
30Consonant (band) — Consonant Origin Boston, Massachusetts Genres Alternative rock Years active 2001–? Labels Fenway A …
