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down tack

down tack noun: the IPA diacritic of primary articulation: ⟨˕⟩, used to denote a lowered phone; for vowels, the diacritic denotes a slightly more open utterance; for consonants, it moves the manner of articulation one step forward in this chain: nasal → plosive → fricative → approximant → trill → tap, flap → lateral fricative → lateral approximant → lateral flap.

Noun

down tack (plural down tacks)

  1. The IPA diacritic of primary articulation: ⟨˕⟩, used to denote a lowered phone; for vowels, the diacritic denotes a slightly more open utterance; for consonants, it moves the manner of articulation one step forward in this chain: nasal → plosive → fricative → approximant → trill → tap, flap → lateral fricative → lateral approximant → lateral flap.

Forms of down tack

pluraldown tacks

Words formed from down tack

  • ̞

Questions about down tack

What does down tack mean?
Down tack means the IPA diacritic of primary articulation: ⟨˕⟩, used to denote a lowered phone; for vowels, the diacritic denotes a slightly more open utterance; for consonants, it moves the manner of articulation one step forward in this chain: nasal → plosive → fricative → approximant → trill → tap, flap → lateral fricative → lateral approximant → lateral flap.
What part of speech is down tack?
Down tack is a noun.
What is the plural of down tack?
The plural of down tack is down tacks.

Words near down tack in the dictionary

  1. down starts
  2. down style
  3. Down syndrome
  4. Down syndrome regression disorder
  5. Down syndromed
  6. down tack
  7. down tacks
  8. down the banks
  9. down the cludgie
  10. down the drain
  11. down the gurgler

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