FORMANT


Meaning of FORMANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfȯr-mənt, -ˌmant ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.