consonantal
[kon-s
uh
-
nan
-tl]
/ˌkɒn səˈnæn tl/
adjective
1.
of, or of the nature of, a
consonant
.
2.
marked by
consonant
sounds.
Also,
consonantic
.
Origin
1785-95;
consonant
+
-al
1
Related forms
consonantally,
adverb
Examples from the web for
consonantal
Visualization of the
consonantal
based system and the absence of vowels.
British Dictionary definitions for
consonantal
consonantal
/
ˌkɒnsəˈnænt
ə
l
/
adjective
1.
relating to, functioning as, or constituting a consonant, such as the semivowel
w
in English
work
2.
consisting of or characterized by consonants:
a consonantal cluster
Derived Forms
consonantally,
adverb