English noun: vowel sound | |||
| 1. | vowel sound (communication) a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | ||
| Synonyms | vowel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | phone, sound, speech sound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ablaut, diphthong, schwa, shwa, stem vowel, thematic vowel | ||
| Antonyms | consonant | ||