Consonantal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Consonantal \Con`so*nan"tal\, a.
     Of the nature of a consonant; pertaining to consonants.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  consonantal
       adj 1: being or marked by or containing or functioning as a
              consonant; "consonantal sounds"; "a consonantal Hebrew
              text"; "consonantal alliteration"; "a consonantal
              cluster" [ant: {vocalic}]
       2: relating to or having the nature of a consonant
       3: of liquids and nasals [syn: {nonsyllabic}, {nonvocalic}]
          [ant: {vocalic}]