tense vowel
English
noun
Definitions
- (phonetics) A vowel produced with relative constriction of the vocal tract.
Etymology
Compound from English tense + English vowel.
Origin
English
vowel
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hypertense English
- lax vowel English
- overtense English
- semivowel English
- tensal English
- tense English
- tenseless English
- tensely English
- tensen English
- tenseness English
- tensible English
- tensification English
- untense English
- vowel English
- vowelhood English
- vowelise English
- vowelish English
- vowelism English
- vowelize English
- vowelled English
- vowelless English
- vowelling English
- vowelly English
- tens Old French
- vouel Old French