transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdif-ˌthȯŋ-ˌīz, ˈdip- ]
verb
( -ized ; -iz·ing )
Date: 1867
intransitive verb
of a simple vowel : to change into a diphthong
transitive verb
: to pronounce as a diphthong
• diph·thong·i·za·tion (ˌ)dif-ˌthȯŋ-ə-ˈzā-shən, (ˌ)dip- noun