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Meaning of "back vowel" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BACK VOWEL

back vowel  [bæk ˈvaʊəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACK VOWEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Back vowel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BACK VOWEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Back vowel

A back vowel is a type of vowel sound used in spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a back vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far back as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant. Back vowels are sometimes also called dark vowels because they are perceived as sounding darker than the front vowels.[1] The back vowels which have dedicated symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet are: ▪ close back unrounded vowel [ɯ] ▪ close back rounded vowel [u] ▪ close-mid back unrounded vowel [ɤ] ▪ close-mid back rounded vowel [o] ▪ open-mid back unrounded vowel [ʌ] ▪ open-mid back rounded vowel [ɔ] ▪ open back unrounded vowel [ɑ] ▪ open back rounded vowel [ɒ] There also are back vowels which don't have dedicated symbols in the IPA: ▪ near-close back unrounded vowel [ɯ̞] or [ɤ̝] ▪ near-close back rounded vowel [u̞] or [o̝] ▪ mid back unrounded vowel [ɤ̞] or [ʌ̝] ▪ mid back rounded vowel [o̞] or [ɔ̝] ▪ near-open back unrounded vowel [ɑ̝] or [ʌ̞] ▪ near-open back rounded vowel [ɒ̝] or [ɔ̞]...

Definition of back vowel in the English dictionary

The definition of back vowel in the dictionary is a vowel whose sound is produced in the back of the mouth or the throat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BACK VOWEL


avowal
əˈvaʊəl
bowel
ˈbaʊəl
cowal
ˈkaʊəl
disavowal
ˌdɪsəˈvaʊəl
disbowel
dɪsˈbaʊəl
disembowel
ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl
disemvowel
ˌdɪsɪmˈvaʊəl
dishtowel
ˈdɪʃˌtaʊəl
dowel
ˈdaʊəl
Dowell
ˈdaʊəl
embowel
ɪmˈbaʊəl
Powell
ˈpaʊəl
rowel
ˈraʊəl
semivowel
ˈsɛmɪˌvaʊəl
towel
ˈtaʊəl
trowel
ˈtraʊəl
vowel
ˈvaʊəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACK VOWEL

back saw
back scatter
back seat
back shift
back slang
back story
back straight
back street
back stretch
back talk
back teeth
back to back
back to front
back to square one
back to taws
back to the drawing board
back tooth
back up
back water
back yard

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACK VOWEL

bath towel
beach towel
dish towel
front vowel
hand towel
jack towel
low vowel
Nowel
open vowel
oral vowel
paper towel
pure vowel
roller towel
sanitary towel
tea towel
throw in the towel
Turkish towel

Synonyms and antonyms of back vowel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «back vowel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACK VOWEL

Find out the translation of back vowel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of back vowel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «back vowel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后元音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vocal posterior
570 millions of speakers

English

back vowel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिछला स्वर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرف علة الخلفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гласный заднего ряда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vogal volta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিরে স্বরবর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voyelle postérieure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Belakang vokal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zurück Vokal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バック母音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다시 모음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bali vokal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nguyên âm trở lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின் உயிர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परत स्वर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Geri sesli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vocale posteriore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Powrót samogłoska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гласний заднього ряду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vocală înapoi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πίσω φωνήεν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terug vokaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillbaka vokal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilbake vokal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of back vowel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK VOWEL»

The term «back vowel» is used very little and occupies the 162.313 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK VOWEL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about back vowel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACK VOWEL»

Discover the use of back vowel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to back vowel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tongue Twisters, Rhymes, and Songs to Improve Your English ...
" The purpose of this workbook and accompanying CDs, is to help you realize why you get those occasional reactions from your listeners, and to take the good English you already have and polish it enough to keep those questions to a bare ...
Theresa Bareither, 2007
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Vowel Raising in Puerto Rican Spanish
Back vowel tokens have an overall tendency to raise more than front vowel tokens. Final syllables with uvular consonant only have back vowel raising. Labial onset [f] has no vowel raising in any of the variables. There are no back vowel ...
Julia Oliver, 2008
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Great Vowel Shift
One of the most important changes in the English language, which appeared especially in the south of England during the 15th to 18th centuries, was a Chain Shift, the so-called Great Vowel Shift.
Victoria Tutschka, 2009
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A Handbook of Varieties of English: Morphology and syntax
However, they do list the lax low back vowel [ç] in words such as cot and caught. Pakistani speakers in this study substitute [ç] with either a tense mid back vowel, [ ç?], as in LOT or a tense mid-high back vowel, [o?], as in CLOTH (see group 2 ...
Edgar Werner Schneider, Bernd Kortmann, 2004
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Chamorro Reference Grammar
This is the term used to describe the change that occurs when a back vowel is drawn forward in the mouth to become a front vowel of the same height. Specifically, a high back vowel /u/ is changed to a high front vowel /i/, a mid back vowel /o/ ...
Donald M. Topping, Bernadita C. Dungca, 1973
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A Grammar of Sunwar: Descriptive Grammar, Paradigms, Texts ...
The symbols /o/ and o designate a close-mid back vowel [o]. The symbols /u/ and u designate a short close back vowel [u]. The symbols /u/ and u designate a long close back vowel [u] and its allophone [y], a close rounded front vowel, ...
Dörte Borchers, 2008
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A Concise Cambodian-English Dictionary
Vowels and diphthongs of the first register in dictionarg order 1. a: Open, rounded , back vowel, cf. American o in 'hot', pronounced with length. 2. o Very open, rounded, back vowel, cf. American o in 'hot'. 3. a: Unrounded, open, mid vowel, cf.
Judith M. Jacob, 1974
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Phonology and Language Use
Another difference between the front and back vowel verbs of this type was observed for diphthongization in the Present Indicative. A nonce verb pertir was put into the 3rd Person Singular Present aspierte by 18 out of 22 subjects (82%). while ...
Joan Bybee, 2003
9
The Languages of the Soviet Union
but only one corresponding back vowel a. The operation of the alternations that result from Vakh vowel harmony can be seen in the following examples. The imperative of the definite object conjugation (see pp. 125-6) ends in e.g. pant "put it', ...
Bernard Comrie, 1981
10
Vowel Harmony and Correspondence Theory
These vowels have no back, high, unrounded counterpart (i.e., , )) in the system and therefore they are excluded from alternation when preceded by a back vowel . Nevertheless, the following vowel(s) change to backness in such a ...
Martin Krämer, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACK VOWEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term back vowel is used in the context of the following news items.
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You're Not Imagining It—Food Names Sound Like They Taste
Or Spanish chico (front vowel, meaning “small”) versus the gordo (back vowel, meaning “fat”). Or French petit (front vowel) versus grand (back ... «Slate Magazine, Sep 14»
2
Why pain is expressed differently in different languages
In some languages, such as some from southern India, a "d" sound is used in place of the "b," but the rest is still a low or back vowel followed by ... «The Week Magazine, Nov 13»
3
10 annoying sounds you need to stop making
Loud long low back vowel with advanced tongue root and full oral opening "Moose-call yawns." Not exactly a speech sound, but a sound that ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 13»
4
Why are there two pronunciations for the letter 'G'?
Hard g before a back vowel (go, garden, gum). 3. Hard g at the end of a word (big, frog, leg). 4. Hard g if it's a Hebrew name (Gideon, Giliad). 5. «The Week Magazine, May 13»
5
UTSA study analyzes effects of word sounds on children's brand …
It also was determined that back vowel sounds, vowel sounds made when the tongue is positioned in the back of the mouth, were preferred for ... «UTSA Today, Sep 12»
6
5D Sex appeal
Back vowel sounds, such as the 'aw' in Gautam, are considered less sexy. Acquire yourself a 'front vowel' nickname. Then think about the pitch of your voice. «India Today, Apr 12»
7
That's not a line. THAT's a line
It contains more front vowel sounds (ee or eh) than back vowel sounds (u or o), Apparently front vowels sound more lively and cheerful than ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 12»
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HomeWho Put the J (and -Ew) in Jew?
“Small” has a back vowel and so does “dwarf”; so do “dot,” “jot” and “mote.” “Bashful,” “piddling” and “timid” don't suggest power; “sinewy” is the ... «Forward, Feb 12»
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When your tongue tricks your brain
So a word like "six" is perceived as "small" (sibilant s plus high, front vowel), while "two" is "large" (stop t, back vowel). Subjects were offered a ... «The Economist, Oct 10»
10
For American exceptionalists, why not 'socker' instead of soccer?
When a back vowel follows, as in occur, the two "c's" are pronounced as one hard "c." When a front vowel follows, as in accident or success, the ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Back vowel [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/back-vowel>. Apr 2024 ».
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