consonantal, a.
(kɒnsəˈnæntəl)
[f. prec. n. + -al1.]
Of, relating to, or of the nature of, a consonant; consisting of or characterized by consonants.
| 1795 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. XVII. 410 All the simple sounds, vowel and consonantal. 1872 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. I. i. vi. 113 Delicate consonantal modifications. 1882 All Year Round XXIX. 447 Due to the similarity of the consonantal outline for the two words in..shorthand. |