单词 | vowel |
释义 | Word Frequency vowel(ˈvaʊəl) noun 1. 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 lips 2. a letter or character representing a vowel Derived forms vowel-less (ˈvowel-less) adjective vowel-like (ˈvowel-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French vouel, from Latin vocālis littera a vowel, from vocālis sonorous, from vox a voice |
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