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semivocalis — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • semivowel noun A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.

Senses

semivocalis is used for these senses in English:

  • semivowel (phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.

semivowel — full definition

  1. noun A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
  2. noun A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.
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