"tense vowel" meaning in All languages combined

See tense vowel on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tense vowels [plural]
Etymology: Compound of tense + vowel. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tense|vowel}} tense + vowel Head templates: {{en-noun}} tense vowel (plural tense vowels)
  1. (phonetics) A vowel produced with relative constriction of the vocal tract. Wikipedia link: Tense and lax vowels Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-tense_vowel-en-noun-24oAlV0t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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