formant

for·mant

noun \ˈfȯr-mənt, -ˌmant\

Definition of FORMANT

: a characteristic component of the quality of a speech sound; specifically : any of several resonance bands held to determine the phonetic quality of a vowel

First Known Use of FORMANT

1901

Rhymes with FORMANT

aslant, bacchant, bacchante, bezant, courante, decant, descant, displant, eggplant, enceinte, enchant, explant, extant, face-plant, fire ant, gallant, Gallant, gas plant, grandaunt, houseplant, ice plant, implant, incant, jade plant, land grant, leadplant, levant, Levant, musk plant, pieplant, pissant, plainchant, pourpoint, preplant, recant, red ant, replant, savant, seed plant, snow plant, supplant, transplant, white ant