Found 3 items, similar to vowel.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: vowel
huruf hidup, vokal
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: vowel
vowel
n 1: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open [syn:
vowel sound
] [ant:
consonant]
2: a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vowel
Vowel
\Vow"el\, a.
Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal.
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Vowel
\Vow"el\, n. [F. voyelle, or an OF. form without y, L.
vocalis (sc. littera), from vocalis sounding, from vox,
vocis, a voice, sound. See
Vocal.] (Phon.)
A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by
resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each
case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character
or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a
consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without
vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind
of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or
character which represents such a sound. See Guide to
Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 146-149.
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Note: In the English language, the written vowels are a, e,
i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. The spoken vowels are
much more numerous.
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Close vowel. See under
Close, a.
Vowel point. See under
Point, n.
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