noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "Analyzing the formant frequencies in the recorded speech helped the software identify which vowel sounds the speaker was pronouncing. " phonetics linguistics sound frequency music language signal communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A morpheme occurring as an affix to a root or stem, forming an extended root or stem. Examples : "In the word "unbreakable," "un-" is a formant that attaches to the root "break" to create a new, longer stem. " grammar linguistics word language phonetics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading