Definition of tenuis

< tent stitch

tenuity >

ten·u·is    (tny-s) KEY 

NOUN:
Linguistics pl. ten·u·es  (-y-z) KEY 

1. A voiceless stop.
2. A voiceless unaspirated stop in ancient Greek.

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ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin (translation of Greek pslos), from Latin, thin ; see tenuous