FORMANT


Meaning of FORMANT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ r-m ə nt, - ˌ mant

Function: noun

Date: 1901

: a characteristic component of the quality of a speech sound specifically : any of several resonance bands held to determine the phonetic quality of a vowel

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