Aphonic

Aphonic
Aphonic A*phon"ic, Aphonous Aph"o*nous, a. Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal; incapable of all but whispered speech. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

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  • aphonic — index speechless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • aphonic — [ā fän′ik] adj. 1. of or having aphonia 2. Phonet. a) not pronounced b) voiceless …   English World dictionary

  • aphonic — adjective see aphonia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • aphonic — /ay fon ik, ay foh nik/, adj. 1. mouthed but not spoken; noiseless; silent. 2. Phonet. a. lacking phonation; unvoiced. b. without voice; voiceless. 3. Pathol. affected with aphonia. n. 4. Pathol. a person who is affected with aphonia. [1820 30; …   Universalium

  • aphonic — Relating to aphonia. SYN: aphonous. * * * aphon·ic (a fonґik) 1. pertaining to or affected with aphonia. 2. without audible voice …   Medical dictionary

  • aphonic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Lacking the power or faculty of speech: dumb, inarticulate, mute, speechless, voiceless. See WORDS …   English dictionary for students

  • aphonic — adj. soundless; voiceless …   English contemporary dictionary

  • aphonic — aphon·ic …   English syllables

  • aphonic — /eɪˈfɒnɪk/ (say ay fonik) Pathology –adjective 1. affected with aphonia. –noun 2. someone affected with aphonia …  

  • aphonic — adjective being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech • Syn: ↑voiceless • Similar to: ↑inarticulate, ↑unarticulate • Derivationally related forms: ↑voicelessness (for …   Useful english dictionary

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