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resonants

resonants is the plural of resonant.

Meaning of resonant

Noun

resonant (plural resonants)

  1. A sonorant vowel or consonant.
    Synonyms:
    sonorant
    1. (Indo-European-studies) Any of the Proto-Indo-European consonants *l, *m, *n, *r, *w (*u̯), and *y (*i̯) or its descendants in an Indo-European language, capable of syllabic pronunciation in the zero grade and represented by the cover symbol ⟨R⟩ in structural notation.

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Questions about resonants

What is resonants the plural of?
Resonants is the plural of resonant.

Words near resonants in the dictionary

  1. resonances
  2. resonancies
  3. resonancy
  4. resonant
  5. resonantly
  6. resonants
  7. resonate
  8. resonated
  9. resonates
  10. resonating
  11. resonating chamber

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