Definitions For Formant

Noun

FORMANT (plural FORMANTs) (physics, phonetics) 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. (linguistics) A morpheme occurring as an affix to a root or stem, forming an extended root or stem.

Translations

Dutch: formant, m French: formant, m Finnish: formantti German: Formant, m Indonesian: forman, m Japanese: フォルマント (forumanto) Russian: форманта, f Spanish: formante, m

Etymology

From {{bor, en, de, Formant, , formant}}, from {{der, en, la, fōrmāns, , shaping, forming, fashioning}}, present participle of fōrmō, , I shape, form, fashion, format.