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tone-bearing unit

tone-bearing unit noun: in autosegmental phonology, a segment, usually a syllable nucleus, which can be associated with a tone.

Noun

tone-bearing unit (plural tone-bearing units)

  1. In autosegmental phonology, a segment, usually a syllable nucleus, which can be associated with a tone.

Forms of tone-bearing unit

pluraltone-bearing units
alternative initialismTBU

Questions about tone-bearing unit

What does tone-bearing unit mean?
Tone-bearing unit means in autosegmental phonology, a segment, usually a syllable nucleus, which can be associated with a tone.
What part of speech is tone-bearing unit?
Tone-bearing unit is a noun.
What is the plural of tone-bearing unit?
The plural of tone-bearing unit is tone-bearing units.

Words near tone-bearing unit in the dictionary

  1. tone tag
  2. tone tags
  3. tone terracing
  4. tone up
  5. tone with
  6. tone-bearing unit
  7. tone-bearing units
  8. tone-deaf
  9. tone-deafly
  10. tone-deafness
  11. tonearm

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