- open vowel
- ,open `vowel noun count LINGUISTICSa vowel that you pronounce with your tongue on the bottom of your mouth
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
open vowel
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open vowel — UK US noun [countable] [singular open vowel plural open vowels] linguistics a vowel that you pronounce with your tongue on the bottom of your mouth Thesaurus: terms in phonetics … Useful english dictionary
Open vowel — Open O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
open vowel — n technical a vowel such as /a/ that is pronounced with your tongue flat on the bottom of your mouth … Dictionary of contemporary English
Open vowel — IPA vowel chart Front Near front Central Near back … Wikipedia
open vowel — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms open vowel : singular open vowel plural open vowels linguistics a vowel that you pronounce with your tongue on the bottom of your mouth … English dictionary
open vowel — noun (C) technical a vowel that is pronounced with your tongue flat on the bottom of your mouth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Near-open vowel — IPA vowel chart Front Near front Central Near back … Wikipedia
Open front unrounded vowel — a Image … Wikipedia
Open central unrounded vowel — ä IPA number 304 415 Encoding Entity (decimal) #228; … Wikipedia
Open-mid back unrounded vowel — ʌ Image … Wikipedia
