onglide

English

noun
Definitions
  • (linguistics) A phase while the articulators are moving into position to produce a new speech sound.
  • (linguistics) The first, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the sound of the in .

Etymology

Prefix from English glide.

Origin

English

glide

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