homorganic

[ hoh-mawr-gan-ik, hom-awr- ]

adjective

, Phonetics.

1. (of two or more speech sounds) having the same place of articulation, as p, b, and m, which are all bilabial.

homorganic

/ ˌhəʊmɔːˈɡænɪk; ˌhɒm- /

adjective

1. phonetics (of a consonant) articulated at the same point in the vocal tract as a consonant in a different class. Thus ( ŋ ) is the homorganic nasal of k

Word History and Origins

Origin of homorganic¹

First recorded in 1850–55; hom(o)- + organic