formant

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Synonyms: dormant, format, forment, forman

Antonyms: dormant, format, forment, forman

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|physics|phonetics}} A [[band]] of [[frequency|frequencies]] in a [[sound]] [[spectrum]] that have greater [[intensity]] and [[determine]] the [[quality]] of a sound, especially the [[resonant]] [[frequencies]] of the [[vocal tract]] that determine the quality of [[vowel]]s and [[sonorant]] consonants.

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