equisonant

English

Alternative forms

• æquisonant (archaic)

Etymology

From equi- +‎ sonant; compare French équisonnant.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ēkwĭsōʹnənt, IPA^(key): /iːkwɪˈsəʊnənt/

Adjective

equisonant (not comparable)

1. (ancient music) Intra-octavally consonant.

Translations

intra-octavally consonant

French: équisonnant (fr) Italian: equisono

References

• “equisonant, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]