vocalic

An obsolete adjective relating to or consisting of vowels; rarely used in modern English.

• 🌐صفة قديمة تشير إلى الأصوات الصائتة أو ما يتكون منها، أو ما يتعلق بها؛ نادرة الاستخدام في الإنجليزية الحديثة.

1. Containing or characterized by vowels C2 formal

   Describing a sound, syllable, or language feature that is made up of or heavily features vowel sounds.

   • The linguist analyzed the vocalic structure of the ancient language.
   • Some languages have a more vocalic quality than others.
   • The word 'eye' is purely vocalic.

   🌐صائتي

   المرادفات: vowelvowellike

   الأضداد: consonantal

2. Relating to vowels C2 formal

   Pertaining to or associated with a vowel sound in phonetics.

   • In phonetics, a vocalic segment is produced without significant constriction in the vocal tract.
   • The vocalic system of English includes both short and long vowels.
   • The student studied the vocalic alternations in verb conjugations.

   🌐صائتي

   المرادفات: vowelvowellike

   الأضداد: consonantal

• more vocalic comparative form
• most vocalic superlative form