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for·mant  (fôrmnt)

n.

Any of several frequency regions of relatively great intensity in a sound spectrum, which together determine the characteristic quality of a vowel sound.

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[German, from Latin frmns, frmant-, present participle of frmre, to form, from frma, form.]

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formant [ˈfɔːmənt]

n

(Physics / General Physics) Acoustics phonetics any of several frequency ranges within which the partials of a sound, esp a vowel sound, are at their strongest, thus imparting to the sound its own special quality, tone colour, or timbre