English Explanatory Dictionary

antiformant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, whose intensity has been weakened; these exist in nasal sounds as the nasal cavities absorb energy and weaken some frequency bands.

Word forms

antiformant antiformants

Etymology

anti- + formant

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