Homorganic
[hoh-mawr-gan-ik, hom-awr-] /ˌhoʊ mɔrˈgæn ɪk, ˌhɒm ɔr-/
adjective, Phonetics.
1.
(of two or more speech sounds) having the same place of articulation, as p, b, and m, which are all bilabial.
/ˌhəʊmɔːˈɡænɪk; ˌhɒm-/
adjective
1.
(phonetics) (of a consonant) articulated at the same point in the vocal tract as a consonant in a different class. Thus (ŋ) is the homorganic nasal of k
homorganic hom·or·gan·ic (hŏm’ôr-gān’ĭk, hō’môr-)
adj.
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