acoustic feature

American  

noun

Phonetics.

1. any acoustic property of a speech sound that may be recorded and analyzed, as its fundamental frequency or formant structure.

2. an acoustic property that defines a class of speech sounds, especially in distinctive feature analysis, as acute, grave, or diffuse.

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acoustic feature British  

noun

1. phonetics any of the acoustic components or elements present in a speech sound and capable of being experimentally observed, recorded, and reproduced

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Example Sentences

Customers began reporting Thursday they weren't seeing paycheck deposits and had trouble accessing other account features.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

Her Instagram account features a series of artistic images of her without a hijab in a variety of public places.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023

The site’s Instagram account features short, offbeat videos, including the regular appearance of a bearded man in a puffy green pawn costume, who at one point trips over an electrical cord.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

This week, host Karen Han talks to artist and ornithologist Isaiah Scott, whose popular Instagram account features vibrant photos, illustrations, and information about birds.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2023

Aziz’s 164,000-follower account features videos about the Uyghur camps that have been viewed millions of times.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023