R-coloured vowel

Noun

Meaning

R-coloured vowel (plural R-coloured vowels)

(phonology) A vowel modified so that the frequency of its third formant is lowered.
[ɚ] is an R-coloured vowel; its non-rhotacised form is [ə].

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

vocalic r rhotacized vowel

Close letter words and terms

R-2 R-30 R-algebra r-dropping R-EPOCH R-expression