Definition of Vowels. Meaning of Vowels. Synonyms of Vowels

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Definition of Vowels

Vowel
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. 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. Close vowel. See under Close, a. Vowel point. See under Point, n.
Vowel
Vowel Vow"el, a. Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal.

Meaning of Vowels from wikipedia

- terms commonly applied to refer to two degrees of vowel height: in close vowels, also known as high vowels, such as [i] and [u], the first formant is consistent...
- long vowels of Middle English began changing in pronunciation as follows: Diphthongisation – The two close vowels, /iː uː/, became diphthongs (vowel breaking)...
- IPA defines a vowel as a sound which occurs at a syllable center. Below is a chart depicting the vowels of the IPA. The IPA maps the vowels according to...
- as in the French vowel /ɑ̃/ () or Amoy [ɛ̃]. By contrast, oral vowels are produced without nasalization. Nasalized vowels are vowels under the influence...
- Such a diagram is called a vowel quadrilateral or a vowel trapezium. Different vowels vary in pitch. For example, high vowels, such as [i] and [u], tend...
- short vowels and those perceived as longer as long vowels. On one hand, many languages do not distinguish vowel length phonemically, meaning that vowel length...
- two vowels are pronounced separately and not as a diphthong/digraph. The cir****flex is used to mark long vowels, but usually only when the vowel length...
- vowels. The Korean neutral vowel was ㅣ i. The yin vowels were ㅡ, ㅜ, ㅓ eu, u, eo; the dots are in the yin directions of down and left. The yang vowels...
- transcription delimiters. In English, many vowel shifts affect only vowels followed by /r/ in rhotic dialects, or vowels that were historically followed by /r/...
- be any vowel that is more open than a mid vowel. That is, open-mid vowels, near-open vowels, and open vowels can all be considered low vowels. The open...