linguisticsa sound that you make when you speak without closing your mouth or throat
Synonyms and related words
Terms in phonetics
affricate
alveolar
articulator
2
one of the letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, or ‘u’, used for representing these sounds. In English, ‘y’ is sometimes considered to be a vowel. The other letters are called consonants.
Synonyms and related words
General writing systems
alphabet
alphabetical
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vowel
noun countable
US /ˈvaʊəl/
Other entries for this word
close vowelnoun
open vowelnoun
vowel at a
vowel at e
vowel at i
vowel at o
vowel at u
Word Forms
singular
vowel
plural
vowels
DEFINITIONS2
1
linguisticsa sound that you make when you speak without closing your mouth or throat
Synonyms and related words
Terms in phonetics
affricate
alveolar
articulator
2
one of the letters “a,” “e,” “i,” “o,” or “u,” used for representing these sounds. In English, “y” is sometimes considered a vowel. The other letters are called consonants.