FORMANT


Meaning of FORMANT in English

[ 'fɔ:m(ə)nt ]

■ noun Phonetics any of the three characteristic pitch constituents of a vowel.

Origin

early 20th cent.: Ger., from L. ~- , formare 'form'.

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