sonant
Producing vocal vibration
Sonant is a technical term in phonetics for a voiced sound—one produced with vibration of the vocal cords.
The voiced consonants b, d, g, v, and z are sonants, as opposed to their voiceless counterparts p, t, k, f, and s.
Vowels are inherently sonant.
The term appears mainly in older linguistic literature; voiced is now more common.
Expressed in speech
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- articulationClear vocal expression
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
phonation · nasal · liquid · vibration · vocal cords · laryngeal · glottal · alveolar
Quality of sound
- pitchFrequency of sound
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
timbre · scale · interval · cadence · consonance · euphony · octave · vibrato
Sound from throat
- articulationClear vocal expression
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
enunciation · diction · accent · inflection · vocalization · utterance · spoken · oral
voiced
Expressed in speech
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- articulationClear vocal expression
syllable · phonation · nasal · liquid · vibration · vocal cords · laryngeal · glottal · alveolar · bilabial
tone
Quality of sound
melody · timbre · scale · interval · cadence · consonance · euphony · octave · vibrato · tonal
voice
Sound from throat
- articulationClear vocal expression
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
pronunciation · enunciation · diction · accent · inflection · vocalization · utterance · spoken · oral · elocution
vibration
Rapid oscillating movement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- waveformGraphed oscillation pattern
oscillation · timbre · overtones · harmonics · pitch · tone · reverberation · hertz · sustain · soundboard
- piano sonataClassical composition for keys
- Moonlight SonataCelebrated nocturnal piano work
- sonar pingAcoustic signal for detection
- active sonarSound-emitting detection method
- multibeam sonarWide-swath acoustic seabed mapping
- sonar technologySound-based underwater detection system
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