Voiceless — Voice less, a. 1. Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb. [1913 Webster] I live and die unheard, With a most voiceless thought, sheathing it as a sword. Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phon.) Not sounded with voice; as, a voiceless… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stop consonant — A stop, plosive, or occlusive is a consonant sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract. The terms plosive and stop are usually used interchangeably, but they are not perfect synonyms. Plosives are stops with a pulmonic egressive… … Wikipedia
Voiceless alveolar plosive — The voiceless alveolar plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents voiceless dental, alveolar, and postalveolar plosives is IPA|t, and the equivalent X… … Wikipedia
Voiceless palatal plosive — The voiceless palatal plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is IPA|c, and the equivalent X SAMPA symbol is c.Hungarian is one of the few… … Wikipedia
Voiceless dental plosive — The voiceless dental plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is IPA|t̪, and the equivalent X SAMPA symbol is t d. This is the symbol for… … Wikipedia
Voiceless bilabial plosive — The voiceless bilabial plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is IPA|p, and the equivalent X SAMPA symbol is p. The voiceless bilabial… … Wikipedia
Voiceless retroflex plosive — The voiceless retroflex plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is IPA|ʈ, and the equivalent X SAMPA symbol is t . Like all the retroflex… … Wikipedia
Voiceless labial-velar plosive — The voiceless labial velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is IPA|k͡p.The voiceless labial velar plosive is found in Vietnamese… … Wikipedia
Voiceless labiodental affricate — A voiceless labiodental affricate (IPA| [p̪͡f] in IPA) is a rare consonant, which is initiated as a labiodental plosive IPA| [p̪] , but released as a voiceless labiodental fricative IPA| [f] . The XiNkuna dialect of Tsonga has this affricate, as… … Wikipedia
Voiceless labiodental plosive — The voiceless labiodental plosive is a consonant sound produced like a [p] , but with the lower lip contacting the upper teeth, as in [f] . This can be represented in the IPA as IPA| [p̪] . A separate symbol not recognized by the IPA that is… … Wikipedia
