'Diphthong' definitions:
Definition of 'diphthong'
(from WordNet)
noun
A vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
Definition of 'Diphthong'
From: GCIDE
- Diphthong \Diph"thong\ (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice + ? voice, sound, fr. ? to utter a sound: cf. F. diphthongue.] (Ortho["e]py) (a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong. (b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Diphthong'
From: GCIDE
- Diphthong \Diph"thong\, v. t. To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'diphthong'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allophone,
- alveolar,
- apico-alveolar,
- apico-dental,
- articulation,
- aspiration,
- assimilation,
- bilabial,
- cacuminal,
- cerebral,
- check,
- consonant,
- continuant,
- dental,
- dissimilation,
- epenthetic vowel,
- explosive,
- glide,
- glottal,
- glottalization,
- guttural,
- labial,
- labialization,
- labiodental,
- labiovelar,
- laryngeal,
- lateral,
- lingual,
- liquid,
- manner of articulation,
- modification,
- monophthong,
- morphophoneme,
- mute,
- nasal,
- occlusive,
- palatal,
- parasitic vowel,
- peak,
- pharyngeal,
- pharyngealization,
- phone,
- phoneme,
- plosive,
- prothetic vowel,
- retroflex,
- segmental phoneme,
- semivowel,
- sonant,
- sonority,
- speech sound,
- stop,
- surd,
- syllabic nucleus,
- syllabic peak,
- syllable,
- transition sound,
- triphthong,
- velar,
- vocable,
- vocalic,
- vocoid,
- voice,
- voiced sound,
- voiceless sound,
- voicing,
- vowel