syllabic

syllabic. / (sɪˈlæbɪk) / adjective. of or relating to syllables or the division of a word into syllables. denoting a kind of verse line based on a specific number of syllables rather than being regulated by stresses or quantities.

Definition. Vocal music where each syllable is given one note only. Compare melismatic. Musical example of syllabic; one note to each syllable.

Syllabic text setting in music, in which each syllable is matched to a single note, as opposed to melismatic.

syllabic (each syllable of text set to a single note of music) neumatic (from two to a dozen notes assigned to a single syllable) melismatic (one syllable sung to many notes)

Or an l. So underneath an n or an l if you put a little line under it that can mean that it's syllabic meaning that okay i know that there's not a vowel. But this acts like a syllable.

In speech and linguistic sciences, it has been established that the phonological structure of speech sounds is hierarchically organized. The syllable is a basic functional unit and enjoys a particular top‐of‐the‐hierarchy status. The phoneme is a minimal speech unit, represented by alphabetic letters in English.

The word syllabic refers to the uses of syllables and syllabic music involves syllables matching up to musical notes. Characteristics of syllabic music include being the opposite of melismatic music, utilizing syllabic text setting, and assigning exactly one syllable of text for each musical note.

Orthography breaks down spelling and syllabic conventions into six main types: closed syllables, open syllables, vowel team syllables, vowel-consonant-e syllables, vowel-r syllables, and consonant-le syllables.

an uninterrupted segment of speech consisting of a vowel sound, a diphthong, or a syllabic consonant, with or without preceding or following consonant sounds: “Eye,” “sty,” “act,” and “should” are English words of one syllable. “Eyelet,” “stifle,” “enact,” and “shouldn't” are two-syllable words.

A syllabic consonant or vocalic consonant is a consonant that forms a syllable on its own, like the m, n and l in some pronunciations of the English words rhythm, button and bottle.

place in musical composition corresponds to one note; “melismatic” refers to a phrase or composition employing several distinct pitches for the vocalization of a single syllable.

adjective. (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable. “initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic” Antonyms: syllabic. (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable.