vocoide — meaning in English

English meaning

• glide verb To move smoothly and effortlessly, without visible effort or friction.
• semivowel noun A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.

Senses

vocoide is used for these senses in English:

• glide (phonology) A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.
• semivowel (phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
• vocoid (linguistics) A phonetic vowel, as opposed to a phonological one.

glide — full definition

1. verb To move smoothly and effortlessly, without visible effort or friction.
2. noun An instance of moving smoothly, or a flight made without engine power.

semivowel — full definition

1. noun A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
2. noun A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.

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