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homorganic

homorganic

English

Adjective

homorganic (comparative more homorganic, superlative most homorganic)

  1. (phonetics) Of consonants: having the same place of articulation. For example, labial m, b, p, alveolar n, d, t, velar ŋ, g, k. Indic alphabets such as Devanagari, as well as the Korean hangul alphabet, are rationally arranged so that homorganic consonants are grouped together.
  2. (medicine) produced by the same or homologous organs

Translations

Noun

homorganic (plural homorganics)

  1. (phonetics) A consonant having the same place of articulation as another.