English Explanatory Dictionary

offglide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phase while the articulators are moving away from their position in articulating a speech sound.
  2. The final, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the /ɪ/ sound of the /ɔɪ/ in English boy.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒfɡlaɪd/ /ˈɑfɡlaɪd/

Word forms

offglide offglides off-glide

Etymology

From off + glide.

Antonyms

onglide
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