tenuis

[ ten-yoo-is ]

noun,plural ten·u·es

[ten-yoo-eez]. /ˈtɛn yuˌiz/.

an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.

Origin of tenuis

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

Words Nearby tenuis

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How to use tenuis in a sentence

Testa minuta oblique conica tenuis pellucida linea albida opaca et fasciis coccineis ornata, anfractibus valde convexis.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2] | Phillip Parker King
Testa ovata cylindrica imperforata tenuis hyalina albida laevis concentrice subrugosa; apice incrassato.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2] | Phillip Parker King
Parietes et radii nunquam, basis interdum, poris perforata; basis interdum admodum tenuis, adeo ut vix distingui possit.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles Darwin
A shrew mouse, Sorex tenuis; supposed to be peculiar to Timor.
The Malay Archipelago | Alfred Russell Wallace
In tenui labor, at tenuis non gloria—Slight is the subject of my work, but not the glory.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for tenuis

tenuis

/ (ˈtɛnjʊɪs) /

nounplural tenues (ˈtɛnjʊˌiːz)

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

Origin of tenuis

C17: from Latin: thin

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