Noun
(physics, phonetics) A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants.
(linguistics) A morpheme occurring as an affix to a root or stem, forming an extended root or stem.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgFormants Formants are the resonant frequencies of the vocal tract that emphasize particular voice harmonics near in frequency to the resonance or turbulent non-periodic energy ( noise ), near the formant frequency in the case of whispered speech. Source: Internet
However, maximum naturalness is not always the goal of a speech synthesis system, and formant synthesis systems have advantages over concatenative systems. Source: Internet
As with vowel height, however, it is defined by a formant of the voice, in this case the second, F2, not by the position of the tongue. Source: Internet
Height is defined by the inverse of the F1 value: The higher the frequency of the first formant, the lower (more open) the vowel. Source: Internet
However, acoustically, rounded vowels are defined by the third formant, F3, which does not have a direct correspondence with rounded lips. Source: Internet
If the fundamental frequency of the underlying vibration is higher than a resonance frequency of the system, then the formant usually imparted by that resonance will be mostly lost. Source: Internet