Consonant vs Formant - What's the difference?
consonant | formant |
(lb) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
A letter representing the sound of a consonant.
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*:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant , and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
Characterized by harmony or agreement.
* Bishop Beveridge
* Dr. H. More
Having the same sound.
* Howell
(music) Harmonizing together; accordant.
Of or relating to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.
* T. Moore
(physics) A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants.
a morpheme occurring as an affix to a root or stem, forming an extended root or stem
As nouns the difference between consonant and formant
is that consonant is (lb) a sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel while formant is (physics) a band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants.As an adjective consonant
is characterized by harmony or agreement.consonant
English
Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- Each one pretends that his opinion is consonant to the words there used.
- That where much is given shall be much required is a thing consonant with natural equity.
- consonant words and syllables
- consonant''' tones; '''consonant chords
- No Russian whose dissonant consonant name / Almost shatters to fragments the trumpet of fame.