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Meaning of Formant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt

Definitions

  1. A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants.
  2. Synonym of formative (“language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function”).

Equivalents

العربية صفة صوت الكلام
Bosanski formant
Deutsch Bildungselement Formant
Esperanto formanto
Español formante
Suomi formantti
Français formant formant
हिन्दी -जनक
Hrvatski formant
日本語 フォルマント
Nederlands formant
Polski formant formantowy
Русский форманта
Српски formant
Tiếng Việt phoóc-măng

Examples

“The resonances of the vocal tract are called formants. Trying to hear⟳ the separate⟳ formants in a vowel is difficult. We are so used to a vowel being a single meaningful entity that it is difficult to consider⟳ it as a sound⟳ with separable bits. But it is possible to say⟳ vowels so that some of their component parts are more obvious.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

formantia Formants Formartine format format string Formate

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