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formant

Syllabification: (for·mant)
Pronunciation: /ˈfôrmənt/

Definition of formant

noun

Phonetics
  • any of several prominent bands of frequency that determine the phonetic quality of a vowel.

Origin:

early 20th century: coined in German from Latin formant- 'forming', from the verb formare

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