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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats