formant

(fôrmənt)

noun

Phonet. any one of the group of frequencies characterizing a given vowel sound

Origin: Ger < L formans (gen. formantis), prp. of formare, form

See formant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of several frequency regions of relatively great intensity in a sound spectrum, which together determine the characteristic quality of a vowel sound.

Origin:

Origin: German

Origin: , from Latin fōrmāns, fōrmant-

Origin: , present participle of fōrmāre, to form

Origin: , from fōrma, form

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