formant noun. ['fɔ:m(ǝ)nt] E20.
[German, from Latin formant- pres. ppl stem of formare FORM verb¹: see -ANT¹.]
1. Orig., the characteristic tone of a vowel sound; now, any of several characteristic bands of resonance which together determine the sound quality of a vowel. E20.

2. A morpheme occurring only in combination in a word or word-stem. M20.

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