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vowel
vowelA vowel is a letter that represents a speech sound made with one’s airway (the mouth and vocal chords) open and without touching one’s tongue to the teeth, lips, or the roof of the mouth. It is contrasted with consonants, which are formed by obstructing one’s airway in some way so as to create a harder, more defined speech sound. Together, vowels and consonants form syllables in speech.There are five letters that are considered to be true vowels: A, E, I, O, and U.Continue reading...vow·el V0150000 (vou′əl)n.1. A speech sound, such as (ē) or (ĭ), created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity, usually forming the most prominent and central sound of a syllable.2. A letter, such as a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y in the English alphabet, that represents a vowel.
[Middle English vowelle, from Old French vouel, from Latin (littera) vōcālis, sounding (letter), from vōx, vōc-, voice; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]vowel (ˈvaʊəl) n1. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics a voiced speech sound whose articulation is characterized by the absence of friction-causing obstruction in the vocal tract, allowing the breath stream free passage. The timbre of a vowel is chiefly determined by the position of the tongue and the lips2. (Linguistics) a letter or character representing a vowel[C14: from Old French vouel, from Latin vocālis littera a vowel, from vocālis sonorous, from vox a voice] ˈvowel-less adj ˈvowel-ˌlike adjvow•el (ˈvaʊ əl)
n. 1. a speech sound, as (ē), (o͝o), or (a), produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs, and usu. constituting the sound of greatest sonority in a syllable (opposed to consonant). 2. a letter or other symbol representing a vowel sound, as, in English, a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y or w. [1275–1325; < Old French vouel < Latin vocālis vocal] vowelA speech sound or letter representing one that is not pronounced using constriction, for example, “a, e, i, o, u.”Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | vowel - a speech sound made with the vocal tract openvowel soundspeech sound, phone, sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some languageablaut - a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)diphthong - a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for anotherschwa, shwa - a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllablesstem vowel, thematic vowel - a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflectionconsonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel | | 2. | vowel - a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowelalphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"vowel point - a mark placed below or near a consonant (as in Hebrew or Arabic) to indicate the spoken vowel |
voweladjectiveCharacterized by, containing, or functioning as a vowel or vowels:vocal, vocalic.Translationsvowel (ˈvauəl) noun1. in English and many other languages, the letters a, e, i, o, u. 母音字母 元音字母2. (also vowel sound) any of the sounds represented by these five letters or by y , or by combination of these with each other and/or w . 母音 元音vowel
vowelA vowel is a letter that represents a speech sound made with one’s airway (the mouth and vocal chords) open and without touching one’s tongue to the teeth, lips, or the roof of the mouth. It is contrasted with consonants, which are formed by obstructing one’s airway in some way so as to create a harder, more defined speech sound. Together, vowels and consonants form syllables in speech.There are five letters that are considered to be true vowels: A, E, I, O, and U.Continue reading...vowel[′väu̇əl] (linguistics) A voiced "open sound," in which the quality of the sound is determined by its placement in the mouth. AcronymsSeeVvowel
Related to vowel: consonantSynonyms for voweladj characterized by, containing, or functioning as a vowel or vowelsSynonymsSynonyms for vowelnoun a speech sound made with the vocal tract openSynonymsRelated Words- speech sound
- phone
- sound
- ablaut
- diphthong
- schwa
- shwa
- stem vowel
- thematic vowel
Antonymsnoun a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowelRelated Words- alphabetic character
- letter of the alphabet
- letter
- vowel point
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