Look up: consonant

1. Consonant
   In music the term consonant describes notes harmonising together for example
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2. consonant
   [adj] - involving or characterized by harmony 2. [n] - a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant 3. [n] - a speech sound that is not a vowel
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3. Consonant
   an alphabetic element other than a vowel
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4. Consonant
   A consonant is a speech sound which obstructs the flow of air through the vocal tract; for example, the flow of air is obstructed by the lips in p and by the tongue in l. The term also refers to those letters of the alphabet whose typical value is to represent such sounds, namely all except a,e,i,o...
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5. Consonant
   Con'so·nant adjective [ Latin consonans , -antis ; present participle of consonare to sound at the same time, agree; con- + sonare to sound: confer French consonnant . See Sound to make a noise.] 1...
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6. Consonant
   Con'so·nant noun [ Latin consonans , -antis .] An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character represen...
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7. consonant
   harmonic 1 harmonical adjective involving or characterized by harmony
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8. consonant
   noun a speech sound that is not a vowel
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9. Consonant
   • (a.) Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; -- usually followed by with or to. • (a.) Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants. • (n.) An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vo...
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10. consonant
    any speech sound, such as that represented by t, g, f, or z, that is characterized by an articulation with a closure or narrowing of the vocal tract ... [31 related articles]
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11. Consonant
    A consonant is a letter of the alphabet, or the sound it represents, that is not a vowel.
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12. consonant
    Sound produced by stopping the air flowing freely through the mouth; a letter representing a sound thus defined (b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z). See also vowel. Consonants can be described in various ways, according to where and how the sound is made and whether the vocal cords in the throat vibrate or not. Where the sound is made A...
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13. Consonant
    In articulatory phonetics, a `consonant` is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the p-->, pronounced with the lips; , pronounced with the back of the tongue; and , pronounced by forcing air through a narrow channel (m--> and , which have air flowing through the nos...
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