suprasegmental

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

suprasegmental ‎(plural suprasegmentals)

1. (phonetics) An effect on speech, such as length, stress, tone, and aspiration, that extends over more than one segment of sounds.

AdjectiveEdit

suprasegmental ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a suprasegmental.
2. More than a segment.