contoid

[ kon-toid ]

/ ˈkɒn tɔɪd /

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adjective

of or relating to a sound characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; consonantlike.

a contoid sound.

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Origin of contoid

First recorded in 1940–45; con(sonan)t + -oid

Words nearby contoid

continuous waves, continuous welded rail, continuum, continuum hypothesis, conto, contoid, contort, contorted, contortion, contortionist, contortive