formant — meaning in English
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English meaning
- formative adj Having a strong influence on how someone or something develops.
Senses
formant is used for these senses in English:
- formant (physics, phonetics) A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants.
- formative A language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function (that is, forming a word from a root or another word).
formative — full definition
- adj Having a strong influence on how someone or something develops.
- adj Describing an assessment used to guide ongoing learning rather than to grade final results.