tenuis Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ten"u*is noun

Etymology

NL., fr. L. tenuis fine, thin. See Tenuous.

Wordforms

plural Tenues

Definitions

1. (Gr. Gram.) One of the three surd mutes κ, π, τ; -- so called in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, γ, β, δ, and their aspirates, χ, φ, θ. The term is also applied to the corresponding letters and articulate elements in other languages.