Intervocalic (adjective)

1. Linguistics: (of a sound or syllable) occurring between two vowels.
2. Phonetics: (of a sound or syllable) occurring between two voiced sounds.

Origin:

Late 19th century: from inter- 'between' + vocalic, from latin vocalis 'vocal'.

Examples:

1. Intervocalic consonants are often less audible than those at the beginning or end of a word.
2. In English, intervocalic [t] may be pronounced as [d] or [θ], depending on the preceding and following sounds.
3. The intervocalic [r] is a distinctive feature of many English accents.
4. In some languages, intervocalic sounds are nasalized or voiced.
5. The intervocalic sounds often play an important role in the sound changes that occur in the course of language evolution.