a (phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as
v,
l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals
(m),
(n),
ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See
voice, and
vowel