tenuis

[ ten-yoo-is ]

noun

, plural ten·u·es [ten, -yoo-eez].

1. an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.

tenuis

/ ˈtɛnjʊɪs /

noun

1. (in the grammar of classical Greek) any of the voiceless stops as represented by kappa, pi, or tau (k, p, t)

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenuis¹

1640–50; < Latin: thin, fine, slender; akin to thin

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenuis¹

C17: from Latin: thin

Example Sentences

Testa minuta oblique conica tenuis pellucida linea albida opaca et fasciis coccineis ornata, anfractibus valde convexis.

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Testa ovata cylindrica imperforata tenuis hyalina albida laevis concentrice subrugosa; apice incrassato.

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Parietes et radii nunquam, basis interdum, poris perforata; basis interdum admodum tenuis, adeo ut vix distingui possit.

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A shrew mouse, Sorex tenuis; supposed to be peculiar to Timor.

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In tenui labor, at tenuis non gloria—Slight is the subject of my work, but not the glory.

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