formant
Meanings
noun
- A band of frequencies in a sound spectrum that have greater intensity and determine the quality of a sound, especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants.
- Synonym of formative (“a language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function”).
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Formant, from Latin fōrmāns (“shaping; forming; fashioning”), present participle of fōrmō (“to shape; to form; to fashion”). Doublet of formans.
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