What is a medial consonant?

The term "medial consonant" refers to a consonant sound that occurs in the middle of a word.

For example, in the word "bat", the "b" is an initial consonant, while the "t" is a final consonant. The "a" is the medial consonant in this case.

Here are some examples of medial consonants in different words:

* "c" in "cat"

* "m" in "mother"

* "l" in "palm"

* "n" in "bunny"

* "s" in "castle"

Note: This term is mainly used in phonetics and phonology, where the focus is on the sounds of language rather than the spelling of words.