Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Coronal Consonant.
Coronal Consonant - as a noun
(phonetics) articulated with the flexible front part of the tongue.
Example: "Only the coronal consonants can be divided into apical (using the tip of the tongue), laminal (using the blade of the tongue), domed (with the tongue bunched up), or subapical (using the underside of the tongue), as well as a few rarer orientations, because only the front of the tongue has such dexterity."
Example Sentences
"The English language has several coronal consonants, such as /t/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /n/, and /l/."
"In linguistics, a coronal consonant is a sound produced with the front part of the tongue contacting or approaching the area behind the teeth."
"The /t/ sound in the word 'time' is a coronal consonant."
"He struggled with pronouncing coronal consonants correctly."
"Spanish has a distinct sound called the dental approximant, which is a coronal consonant."
