nonsyllabic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; (of a consonant sound) accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound as the `n' in `botany' when pronounced `botny'; (of a vowel sound) dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable | |
Synonyms: | unsyllabic | |
Related terms: | syllabic unsyllabled | |
2. | [ adjective ] (phonology) of liquids and nasals | |
Synonyms: | nonvocalic consonantal | |
Related terms: | vocalic phonology | |