ON-GLIDE


Meaning of ON-GLIDE in English

/on"gluyd', awn"-/ , n. Phonet.

a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound. Cf. off-glide (def. 1).

[ 1885-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .