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lax vowel

lax vowel noun: a vowel produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.

Noun

lax vowel (plural lax vowels)

  1. A vowel produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.
    • Some vowels in English are made with roughly the same tongue position as the tense vowels, but with less constricted articulation; they are called lax vowels.2001, Michael Dobrovolsky, “Phonetics: The Sounds of Language”, in William O'Grady, John Archibald, Mark Aronoff, Janie Rees-Miller, editors, Contemporary Linguistics, →ISBN, page 35

lax vowel meaning in Tamil

lax vowel in Tamil

நெகிழ்வுயிர்

Antonyms of lax vowel

Forms of lax vowel

plurallax vowels

Origin of lax vowel

Compound of lax + vowel.

Questions about lax vowel

What does lax vowel mean?
Lax vowel means a vowel produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.
What is lax vowel in Tamil?
Lax vowel in Tamil is நெகிழ்வுயிர். See Lax vowel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lax vowel?
Lax vowel is a noun.
What is the plural of lax vowel?
The plural of lax vowel is lax vowels.

Words near lax vowel in the dictionary

  1. lax bro
  2. lax bros
  3. Lax pair
  4. Lax pairs
  5. lax up
  6. lax vowel
  7. lax vowels
  8. laxadaisical
  9. Laxalt
  10. Laxamana
  11. Laxamanas

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