off-glide
[ awf-glahyd, of- ]
/ ˈɔfˌglaɪd, ˈɒf- /
noun Phonetics.
a transitional sound produced as the vocal organs move from a previous speech sound to an inactive position or to the position of a following sound.Compare on-glide.
the final, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the (i) sound of the (oi) in boy.
Nearby words
off-center, off-centre, off-chance, off-color, off-duty, off-glide, off-grid, off-guard, off-hour, off-island, off-islander
Origin of off-glide
First recorded in 1875–80
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British Dictionary definitions for off-glide
off-glide
noun
phonetics a glide caused by the movement of the articulators away from their position in articulating the previous speech soundCompare on-glide
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