transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-mē-ˌvau̇(-ə)l, ˈse-ˌmī-, -mi- ]
noun
Date: 1530
1. : a speech sound (as y, w, or r) that has the articulation of a vowel but that is shorter in duration and is treated as a consonant in syllabication
2. : a letter representing a semivowel