nonsyllabic

adj 1: not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; (of a

consonant sound) accompanied in the same syllable by a

vowel sound as the `n' in `botany' when pronounced

`bot-ny'; (of a vowel sound) dominated by other vowel

sounds in a syllable; i.e. being the second vowel in a

falling diphthong as the `i' in `oi' [syn: {unsyllabic}]

[ant: {syllabic}]

2: (phonology) of liquids and nasals [syn: {consonantal}, {nonvocalic}]

[ant: {vocalic}]