'Syllabic' definitions:
Definition of 'syllabic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
adjective
Consisting of or using a syllabary; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
adjective
(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities [ant: accentual, quantitative]
adjective
Consisting of a syllable or syllables [ant: nonsyllabic, unsyllabic]
adjective
(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; "the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'" [ant: nonsyllabic]
Definition of 'Syllabic'
From: GCIDE
- Syllabic \Syl*lab"ic\, Syllabical \Syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. syllabique.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment. "The syllabic stage of writing." --Earle. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'syllabic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accented,
- alphabetic character,
- alveolar,
- apical,
- apico-alveolar,
- apico-dental,
- articulated,
- assimilated,
- back,
- barytone,
- bilabial,
- broad,
- cacuminal,
- central,
- cerebral,
- character,
- checked,
- cipher,
- close,
- consonant,
- consonantal,
- continuant,
- dental,
- device,
- dissimilated,
- dorsal,
- flat,
- front,
- glide,
- glossal,
- glottal,
- graph,
- grapheme,
- guttural,
- hard,
- heavy,
- high,
- intonated,
- labial,
- labiodental,
- labiovelar,
- lateral,
- lax,
- letter,
- lexigraphic character,
- light,
- lingual,
- liquid,
- low,
- mid,
- monogram,
- monophthongal,
- muted,
- narrow,
- nasal,
- nasalized,
- occlusive,
- open,
- oxytone,
- palatal,
- palatalized,
- pharyngeal,
- pharyngealized,
- phonemic,
- phonetic,
- phonetic character,
- phonetic symbol,
- phonic,
- pictographic character,
- pitch,
- pitched,
- posttonic,
- retroflex,
- rounded,
- semivowel,
- sign,
- soft,
- sonant,
- stopped,
- stressed,
- strong,
- surd,
- symbol,
- tense,
- thick,
- throaty,
- tonal,
- tonic,
- twangy,
- unaccented,
- unrounded,
- unstressed,
- velar,
- vocalic,
- vocoid,
- voiced,
- voiceless,
- vowel,
- vowellike,
- weak,
- wide,
- writing,
- written character