consonant sound
1Consonant — Not to be confused with the musical concept of consonance For the alternative rock group, see Consonant (band). Places of articulation Labial Bilabial Labial–velar Labial–coronal Labiodental …
2consonant — consonantlike, adj. consonantly, adv. /kon seuh neuhnt/, n. 1. Phonet. a. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing /p, b; t, d; k, g/, diverting /m, n, ng/, or obstructing /f, v; s, z/ etc., the… …
3consonant — con|so|nant1 [ˈkɔnsənənt US ˈka:n ] n 1.) a speech sound made by partly or completely stopping the flow of air through your mouth →↑vowel 2.) a letter that represents a consonant sound. The letters a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes y represent… …
4consonant — 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… …
5consonant — /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… …
6Consonant gradation — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …
7Consonant mutation — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …
8Sound change — includes any processes of language change that affect pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change). Sound change can consist of the replacement of one speech sound (or, more generally, one phonetic feature) by… …
9Consonant voicing and devoicing — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …
10Consonant — Con so*nant, a. [L. consonans, antis; p. pr. of consonare to sound at the same time, agree; con + sonare to sound: cf. F. consonnant. See {Sound} to make a noise.] 1. Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; usually followed by with or …
