browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
tenuis |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tenuis \Ten"u*is\, n.; pl {Tenues}. [NL., fr L. tenuis fine, thin. See {Tenuous}.] (Gr. Gram.) One of the three surd mutes [kappa], [pi], [tau]; -- so called in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, [gamma], [beta], [delta], and their aspirates, [chi], [phi], [theta]. The term is also applied to the corresponding letters and articulate elements in other languages.
This work is licensed under a
