formant
noun
for·mant ˈfȯr-mənt 
-ˌmant
: a characteristic component of the quality of a speech sound
specifically : any of several resonance bands held to determine the phonetic quality of a vowel
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web So that means that when the pitch of the recording is shifted, the formants remain unaffected. 
Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 15 May 2018 The first two formants, F1 and F2, are instrumental in being able to tell the different vowels apart. Fidel Martinez, latimes.com, 16 May 2018 In the old playoff formant, the No. 7 seed would have been the Calgary Flames, who trail the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 in their first round series. Chad Graff, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2017
Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 15 May 2018 The first two formants, F1 and F2, are instrumental in being able to tell the different vowels apart. Fidel Martinez, latimes.com, 16 May 2018 In the old playoff formant, the No. 7 seed would have been the Calgary Flames, who trail the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 in their first round series. Chad Graff, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2017 Word History
First Known Use
1901, in the meaning defined above
- labor court
- Labor Day
- labor exchange
- labor force
- labor forces
- labor grade
- labor income
- labor market
- labor movement
- labor of love
- labor omnia vincit
- labor relations
- labor skate
- labor spy
- labor the point
- labor theory of value
- labor under a delusion
- labor under a delusion/misapprehension/misconception
- labor under a misapprehension
- labor under a misconception
- labor under the misconception
- labor union
- labor-intensive
- labor/belabor the point
- laborare est orare