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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

formant

/fɔːrmənt/ noun · British & US
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What does formant mean?

noun

A formant is a spectral peak or a resonant frequency in a sound, typically produced by the shape of the vocal tract. In phonetics, formants are used to describe the acoustic properties of speech sounds.

Example

"The singer's voice had a distinctive formant that gave her tone a warm, rich quality."

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