English noun: vowel | |||
| 1. | vowel (communication) a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | ||
| Synonyms | vowel sound | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | phone, sound, speech sound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ablaut, diphthong, schwa, shwa, stem vowel, thematic vowel | ||
| Antonyms | consonant | ||
| 2. | vowel (communication) a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | vowel point | ||