Contoid

/ˈkɑn.tɔɪd/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or relating to a contour; having the nature or quality of a contour.

Etymology

From 'contour' plus the suffix '-oid' (meaning resembling or having the form of). It's a technical term in linguistics and phonetics.

Kelly Says

In phonetics, 'contoid' sounds are consonant-like—they involve some obstruction of airflow—opposite to 'vocoid' sounds; this strange terminology helps linguists precisely categorize human speech sounds.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Contoid
Contoid
ARالعربية
contoid
kon-toi-d
BNবাংলা
contoid
kon-toi-d
CACatalà
contoid
kon-toi-d
CSČeština
contoid
kon-toi-d
DADansk
contoid
kon-toi-d
DEDeutsch
contoid
kon-toi-d
ELΕλληνικά
contoid
kon-toi-d
ESEspañol
contoid
kon-toi-d
FAفارسی
contoid
kon-toi-d
FISuomi
contoid
kon-toi-d
FRFrançais
contoid
kon-toi-d
GUGU
contoid
kon-toi-d
HAHA
contoid
kon-toi-d
HEעברית
contoid
kon-toi-d
HIहिन्दी
contoid
kon-toi-d
HUMagyar
contoid
kon-toi-d
IDBahasa Indonesia
contoid
kon-toi-d
IGIG
contoid
kon-toi-d
ITItaliano
contoid
kon-toi-d
JA日本語
contoid
kon-toi-d
KKKK
contoid
kon-toi-d
KMKM
contoid
kon-toi-d
KO한국어
contoid
kon-toi-d
MRMR
contoid
kon-toi-d
MSBahasa Melayu
contoid
kon-toi-d
MYမြန်မာ
contoid
kon-toi-d
NLNederlands
contoid
kon-toi-d
NONorsk
contoid
kon-toi-d
PAPA
contoid
kon-toi-d
PLPolski
contoid
kon-toi-d
PTPortuguês
contoid
kon-toi-d
RORomână
contoid
kon-toi-d
RUРусский
contoid
kon-toi-d
SVSvenska
contoid
kon-toi-d
SWKiswahili
contoid
kon-toi-d
TAதமிழ்
contoid
kon-toi-d
TEతెలుగు
contoid
kon-toi-d
THไทย
contoid
kon-toi-d
TLTL
contoid
kon-toi-d
TRTürkçe
contoid
kon-toi-d
UKУкраїнська
contoid
kon-toi-d
URاردو
contoid
kon-toi-d
VITiếng Việt
contoid
kon-toi-d
YOYO
contoid
kon-toi-d
ZH中文
contoid
kon-toi-d
ZUZU
contoid
kon-toi-d

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