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formant noun[ C ] phonetics specializeduk /ˈfɔː.mənt/ us /ˈfɔːr.mənt/ a characteristic part of the quality of a speech sound, especially a vowel: Various voice features are used in the identification of criminals, but vowel formants are particularly important. formant frequencyDifferences between male and female voices include vowel length and formant frequencies. Spectrographic analysis was used to identify the frequencies of the formants. These children may have difficulty processing formant transitions in consonant sounds. The formant values on the graph follow a normal distribution. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Linguistics: phonology & phonetics accommodation alliterative alveolar apheresis aphesis assonance diphthong homonym intrusive labial labialize labiodental lateral postconsonantal retroflex retroflexion rhotic rhyme unpronounceable unrepeatable |