formant

A formant is a specific frequency of sound that is used to identify a particular type of sound. The formants in a human voice are usually divided into two categories: low-frequency formants and high-frequency formants.

  • The formants in the voice of the speaker were lowfrequency formants.

  • The formants in the voice of the speaker were highfrequency formants.

Definition of formant

noun

A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants.

noun

A morpheme occurring as an affix to a root or stem, forming an extended root or stem.

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