RISING DIPHTHONG


Meaning of RISING DIPHTHONG in English

Phonet.

a diphthong in which the first of two apparent vocalic elements is of lesser stress or sonority than the second, as the /wah/ in guava /gwah"veuh/ . Cf. falling diphthong .

[ 1885-90 ]

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