Definitions for vowel
ˈvaʊ əlvow·el

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. vowel, vowel soundnoun

   a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

2. vowelnoun

   a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. vowelnoun

   A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

2. vowelnoun

   A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y.

3. Etymology: From vouel (French: voyelle), from vocalis.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vowel

   A vowel is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. Vowels are one of the two principal classes of speech sounds, the other being the consonant. Vowels vary in quality, in loudness and also in quantity (length). They are usually voiced and are closely involved in prosodic variation such as tone, intonation and stress. The word vowel comes from the Latin word vocalis, meaning "vocal" (i.e. relating to the voice). In English, the word vowel is commonly used to refer both to vowel sounds and to the written symbols that represent them (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y).

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1. vowel

   A vowel is a speech sound in spoken language that is produced with an open vocal tract, with the tongue not touching the roof of the mouth, teeth, or lips. In written language, it is a letter that represents these sounds, typically 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', and 'u' in the English alphabet.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Vowelnoun

   a vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149

2. Voweladjective

   of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal

3. Etymology: [F. voyelle, or an OF. form without y, L. vocalis (sc. littera), from vocalis sounding, from vox, vocis, a voice, sound. See Vocal.]

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1. Vowel

   In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, such as an English ah! or oh, pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants, such as English sh, where there is a constriction or closure at some point along the vocal tract. A vowel is also understood to be syllabic: an equivalent open but non-syllabic sound is called a semivowel In all oral languages, vowels form the nucleus or peak of syllables, whereas consonants form the onset and coda. However, some languages also allow other sounds to form the nucleus of a syllable, such as the syllabic l in the English word table, or the r in Serbo-Croatian vrt "garden". There is a conflict between the phonetic definition of "vowel" and the phonological definition. The approximants [j] and [w] illustrate this conflict: both are produced without much of a constriction in the vocal tract, but they occur on the edge of syllables, such as at the beginning of the English words "yet" and "wet". The American linguist Kenneth Pike suggested the terms "vocoid" for a phonetic vowel and "vowel" for a phonological vowel, so using this terminology, and are classified as vocoids but not vowels. However, Maddieson and Emmory demonstrated from a range of languages that semivowels are produced with a narrower constriction of the vocal tract than vowels, and so may be considered consonants on that basis.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vowel

   vow′el, n. a sound or tone produced by the unimpeded passage of the breath, when modified by the glottis into voice, through the tube of the mouth, which is made to assume different shapes by altering the form and position of the tongue and the lips—the letters a, e, i, o, u are called vowels, as being able to be sounded by themselves, with a continuous passage of the breath; but there are thirteen simple vowel sounds in English.—adj. vocal: pertaining to a vowel.—vs.t. Vow′el, Vow′elise, to insert vowel signs in words written primarily with consonants only.—ns. Vow′elism, the use of vowels; Vow′elist, one given to vowelism.—adjs. Vow′elled, furnished with vowels; Vow′elless, without vowels; Vow′elly, full of vowels.—Vowel points, marks inserted in consonantal word to indicate vowels. [Fr. voyelle—L. vocalis—vox, vocis, the voice.]

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Anagrams for vowel »

1. wolve

How to pronounce vowel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say vowel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vowel in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vowel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vowel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vowel
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vowel
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vowel
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=vowel
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=vowel