- vowel letters
- letters pronounced without disrupting air flow from the lungs (a, e, i, o, u, y)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Vowel — In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, such as English ah! IPA| [ɑː] or oh! IPA| [oʊ] , pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants … Wikipedia
Vowel reduction in English — In English, vowel reduction is the centralization and weakening of an unstressed vowel, such as the characteristic change of many vowels at the ends of words to schwa. Stressed vowels cannot be reduced. Reduced vowelsSchwa is the most common… … Wikipedia
Vowel length — IPA vowel length aː aˑ IPA number 503 or 504 Encoding Entity … Wikipedia
vowel */ — UK [ˈvaʊəl] / US noun [countable] Word forms vowel : singular vowel plural vowels 1) linguistics a sound that you make when you speak without closing your mouth or throat 2) one of the letters a , e , i , o , or u , used for representing these… … English dictionary
vowel — [[t]va͟ʊəl[/t]] vowels N COUNT A vowel is a sound such as the ones represented in writing by the letters a , e i , o and u , which you pronounce with your mouth open, allowing the air to flow through it. Compare consonant. The vowel in words like … English dictionary
vowel — n. 1 a speech sound made with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction, more open than a consonant and capable of forming a syllable. 2 a letter or letters representing this, as a, e, i, o, u, aw, ah. Phrases and idioms: vowel… … Useful english dictionary
vowel — vow|el [ vauəl ] noun count * a sound that you make when you speak without closing your mouth or throat a. 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Vowel point — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vowel point — punctuated vowel, vowel represented by punctuation rather than letters (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
vowel — [ˈvaʊəl] noun [C] linguistics one of the letters a, e, i, o, or u, or the sounds that they represent … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
