formant — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
formant is used for these senses in English:
- affix (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
- 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).
affix — full definition
- noun A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
- noun That which is affixed; an appendage.
- noun The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
- noun Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
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.