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• Consonant — Con so*nant, a. [L. consonans, antis; p. pr. of consonare to sound at the same time, agree; con + sonare to sound: cf. F. consonnant. See {Sound} to make a noise.] 1. Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; usually followed by with or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• consonant — 1> фон. согласный звук 2> буква, обозначающая согласный звук 3> согласный Ex: the opinion is consonant to law это суждение не противоречит закону 4> (with) совместимый, сообразный Ex: your actions are not consonant with your principles ваши… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• Consonant — Con so*nant, n. [L. 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 representing such a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• consonant — 1. noun 1) phon. согласный звук 2) буква, обозначающая согласныйзвук 2. adj. 1) согласный c (to); совместимый (with) 2) созвучный; гармоничный …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• Consonant — (v. lat., Mitlauter), Laut, welcher nur in Verbindung mit einem Vocal ausgesprochen werden kann, s. u. Laute …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Consonant — Consonant, in der Grammatik ein Buchstabe, dessen Laut nicht allein, sondern nur in Verbindung mit einem Selbstlauter, Vocal, ausgesprochen werden kann, Mitlaut …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

• consonant — I adjective accordant, adapted, agreeing, alike, answerable, appropriate, apt, arranged, at one, attuned, balanced, becoming, coherent, coincident commensurate, compatible, concerted, concordant, concurrent, conformable, conforming, congenial,… …   Law dictionary



• Consonant — Not to be confused with the musical concept of consonance For the alternative rock group, see Consonant (band). Places of articulation Labial Bilabial Labial–velar Labial–coronal Labiodental …   Wikipedia

• consonant — ˈkɔnsənənt 1. сущ. 1) фон. согласный звук articulate consonant pronounce a consonant dental consonant double consonant geminate consonant final consonant guttural consonant hard consonant labial consonant liquid consonant soft consonant unvoiced… …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• consonant — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin consonant , consonans, present participle of consonare to sound together, agree, from com + sonare to sound more at sound Date: 15th century 1. being in agreement or harmony ; free from elements… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• consonant — consonantlike, adj. consonantly, adv. /kon seuh neuhnt/, n. 1. Phonet. a. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing /p, b; t, d; k, g/, diverting /m, n, ng/, or obstructing /f, v; s, z/ etc., the… …   Universalium