devoicing

Speech parts

1. devoicing - Noun

2. devoicing - Verb

Meaning

devoicing

present participle of devoice

devoicing (countable and uncountable, plural devoicings)

(phonetics) The process by which a sound is devoiced.
Synonym: surdization
Antonyms: voicing, sonorization
final obstruent devoicing

Antonyms

Examples

For example, the voicing of voiceless stops between vowels is common, but not the devoicing of voiced stops there. Source: Internet

Examples English main There are many allophonic processes in English, like lack of plosion, nasal plosion, partial devoicing of sonorants, complete devoicing of sonorants, partial devoicing of obstruents, lengthening and shortening vowels, and retraction. Source: Internet

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