/awf"gluyd', of"-/ , n. Phonet.
1. a transitional sound produced as the vocal organs move from a previous speech sound to an inactive position or to the position of a following sound. Cf. on-glide .
2. the final, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the /y/ sound of the /oy/ in boy.
[ 1875-80 ]