元音 — meaning in English

English meaning

• great adj Very large in size, extent, or degree.
• vocal adj Relating to, or produced by, the human voice.
• vowel noun A speech sound made with an open vocal tract, without blocking the airflow — the core sound of a syllable.

Senses

元音 is used for these senses in English:

• great A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
• vocal (phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.
• vowel (phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

great — full definition

1. adj Very large in size, extent, or degree.
2. adj Excellent or very good.
3. adj Important or highly significant.
4. adj Used before "grand-" to add an extra generation of family relationship.

vocal — full definition

1. adj Relating to, or produced by, the human voice.
2. adj Outspoken; expressing opinions loudly and often.
3. noun The sung part of a piece of music.

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