suprasegmental — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An effect on speech, such as length, stress, tone, and phonation type, that extends over more than one segment of sounds.

Adjective

1. Of or relating to a suprasegmental.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   There are two kinds of phonemes in Chinese: segmental phonemes, which may be thought of as sequential sounds, and suprasegmental phonemes or tones, which in a sense are added to the syllable as a whole.

2. More than a segment.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

Adjective

1. pertaining to a feature of speech that extends over more than a single speech sound