Associations to the word «Formant»

Wiktionary

FORMANT, noun. (physics) 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.
FORMANT, noun. (linguistics) a morpheme occurring as an affix to a root or stem, forming an extended root or stem

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King