Syn: consonantal, nonsyllabic. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
nonvocalic — “+ adjective : not vocalic nonvocalic phonemes * * * adj … Useful english dictionary
nonvocalic — adj. * * * … Universalium
nonvocalic — adjective a) Not vocalic; not used as a vowel b) nonverbal or nonvocal … Wiktionary
nonvocalic — non·vocalic … English syllables
nonvocalic — non vo•cal′ic adj … From formal English to slang
Romance languages — romance1 (def. 8). [1770 80] * * * Group of related languages derived from Latin, with nearly 920 million native speakers. The major Romance languages French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian are national languages. French is probably… … Universalium
sonorant — səˈnōrənt, nȯr noun ( s) Etymology: sonorous + ant (as in sonant) (II) 1. : resonant 2. : a nonvocalic resonant sometimes with the exclusion of r , y , and w … Useful english dictionary
