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Meaning of "vowel-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VOWEL-LIKE

vowel-like  [ˈvaʊəlˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOWEL-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vowel-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VOWEL-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vowel-like in the English dictionary

The definition of vowel-like in the dictionary is resembling a vowel speech sound. Other definition of vowel-like is resembling a letter or character representing a vowel.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VOWEL-LIKE


bristlelike
ˈbrɪsəlˌlaɪk
camellike
ˈkæməlˌlaɪk
cymbal-like
ˈsɪmb əlˌlaɪk
funnel-like
ˈfʌn əlˌlaɪk
girdle-like
ˈɡɜːdəlˌlaɪk
jewel-like
ˈdʒuːəlˌlaɪk
junglelike
ˈdʒʌŋɡəlˌlaɪk
mammal-like
ˈmæməlˌlaɪk
maplelike
ˈmeɪpəlˌlaɪk
metal-like
ˈmetəlˌlaɪk
needlelike
ˈniːdəlˌlaɪk
nettle-like
ˈnɛtəlˌlaɪk
opal-like
ˈəʊpəlˌlaɪk
petal-like
ˈpɛtəlˌlaɪk
saddle-like
ˈsædəlˌlaɪk
squirrel-like
ˈskwɪrəlˌlaɪk
swivel-like
ˈswɪvəlˌlaɪk
temple-like
ˈtempəlˌlaɪk
tinsel-like
ˈtɪnsəlˌlaɪk
tunnel-like
ˈtʌnəlˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOWEL-LIKE

voussoir
Vouvray
vow
vowel
vowel gradation
vowel mutation
vowel point
vowel shift
vowel sound
vowel-less
vowelisation
vowelise
vowelization
vowelize
vowelly
vower
vowess
vowless
vows
vox

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOWEL-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
hammer-like
human-like
jelly-like
like-for-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
summer-like
tail-like
virus-like
water-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of vowel-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vowel-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VOWEL-LIKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

元音样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- vocal como
570 millions of speakers

English

vowel-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वर की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل حرف العلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гласный , как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vogal -like
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বরবর্ণ মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voyelle comme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti vokal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vokal - wie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

母音様
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모음 과 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya aksara swara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nguyên âm giống như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயிரெழுத்து-போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sesli harf benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vocale simile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samogłoska -jak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гласний , як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- vocală ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωνήεν - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vokaal -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vokal -liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vokal -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vowel-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VOWEL-LIKE»

The term «vowel-like» is used very little and occupies the 158.930 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VOWEL-LIKE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOWEL-LIKE»

Discover the use of vowel-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vowel-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Companion to the Latin Language
... vowel, like the vowel in English pet a mid central unrounded vowel (schwa), like the final vowel in English pizza a close front i vowel, like the vowel in English pit a relatively low or open “o” vowel, like the vowel in English paw a high front ...
James Clackson, 2011
2
The Sound Structure of English: An Introduction
What might not be apparent is that within the onset, /r/ is actually somewhat more 'vowel-like' than /p/. /r/ can, for instance, function as a syllable in its own right in some English accents, notably varieties of American English, where a word like ...
Chris McCully, 2009
3
Colloquial Panjabi: The Complete Course for Beginners
Panjabi vowel Description English (near) equivalent Panjabi examples a Short vowel like a in about atar ãng a Long vowel like a in arm ga gp i Short vowel like i in if ik vnc c Long vowel like ee in deed cd jrd u Short vowel like u in put uX ...
Mangat Rai Bhardwaj, 2012
4
The Words of Christ in Aramaic-English Interlinear Edition
ARAMAlC TRANSCRlPTlON AND PRONUNClATlON CONSONANTS ' alaf: glottal stop, not pronounced, indicates vowel a, e b bet: like b in 'boy', after a vowel like v or w g gamal like g in 'get', after a vowel aspirated gh d dalat: like a d in 'dad' ...
Joseph P. Elias, 2002
5
Phonology: Critical Concepts in Linguistics
Above, I listed cooccurrence constraints that led to a preference for non- vowel- like features in syllable margins and vowel-like features in rimes. Coda consonants are syllable-margins and are in rimes, so are subject to both sets of constraints.
Charles W. Kreidler, 2001
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Research Potentials in Voice Physiology
The band widths of nasal formants are generally larger than in vowel-like sounds. Voiced vowel-like nasal sounds (nasalized vowels) possess the nasal characteristics as a distortion superimposed on the vowel spectrum. Typical nasalization ...
David W. Brewer, 1964
7
Early Modern English
ME /e:/ was a long half-open front vowel, like that of French faire or German fdhrt. ME /a:/ was a long open front vowel, like that heard in Australian English park. ME /o:/ was a long half-open back vowel, like that of PresE law (RP). ME /o:/ was a ...
Charles Laurence Barber, 1997
8
Talking Culture: Ethnography and Conversation Analysis
Ethnography and Conversation Analysis Michael Moerman. t unvoiced postdental nonaspirate stop, like t in staff x unvoiced velar fricative, like German ach laut a back unrounded low vowel, something like o in mom e mid front vowel, like e in ...
Michael Moerman, 2011
9
English-Lakota Dictionary
... or, where they do not exist in English, to theit equivalent in some other familiar language, Vowels There are live plain and three nasalized vowels in Lakota a [e] open central vowel like English 'o' in hop e [e] half open front vowel like English ...
Bruce Ingham, 2013
10
A Guide to Speech Production and Perception
English has a number of consonants which have vowel-like features from the point of view of how they are physically made. We call them consonants because in the language they function in the same way as the other consonants — like ...
Mark Tatham, Katherine Morton, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOWEL-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vowel-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hungry, in pain or content? Adults can't tell what a baby wants
Gros-Louis wonders if playful babies might use more syllable-like sounds, rather than vowel-like sounds. “These sounds have been shown to be salient to ... «New Scientist, May 15»
2
Orangutan's Super-Freaky 'Talking' Sheds New Light On Human …
The researchers found that both the orangutan's unvoiced clicks (consonant-like sounds) and voiced "faux-speech" (vowel-like grumbles) were produced at a ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
3
Reissued DOD Pedals Ship
The DOD Envelope Filter 440 is the classic "auto-wah" effect that makes your guitar "speak" with vowel-like sounds. The new Envelope Filter retains the ... «Sonic State, Sep 14»
4
UW study: Babies practice speech long before they can talk
She's especially interested in brain activity in 3-month-old babies, because at that age, babies begin to produce their first vowel-like sound — the cooing noise ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 14»
5
Digitech reissues DOD Envelope Filter 440
... are pleased to announce the introduction of its DOD Envelope Filter 440, the classic “auto-wah” effect that makes your guitar “speak” with vowel-like sounds. «MusicRadar.com, Jun 14»
6
DOD Auto-Wah Is Back
... which they describe as the classic "auto-wah" effect that makes your guitar "speak" with vowel-like sounds. They tell us that the new Envelope Filter retains the ... «Sonic State, Jun 14»
7
Has Christopher Columbus' flagship been found off the coast of Haiti?
PRI's Science Friday takes us into the ears of elephants to show how slight changes in vowel-like sounds, at pitches imperceptible to human ears, can change ... «Public Radio International, May 14»
8
Do elephants make alarm call that means 'humans!'?
Elephants use similar vowel-like changes in their rumbles to differentiate the type of threat they experience, and so give specific warnings to other elephants who ... «EarthSky, Mar 14»
9
Researchers: Elephants Have Developed A Human-Specific Alarm …
"Elephants use similar vowel-like changes in their rumbles to differentiate the type of threat they experience, and so give specific warnings to other elephants ... «Huffington Post, Mar 14»
10
How Do You Construct A Voice?
But she can make sounds, vowel-like sounds, which turned out to be enough of a sample for Rupal and her team of researchers. (SOUNDBITE OF RECORDING). «WGBH NEWS, Mar 14»

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