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off-glide

[awf-glahyd, of-]
noun Phonetics.
  1. 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.
  2. the final, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the (i) sound of the (oi) in boy.
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Origin of off-glide

First recorded in 1875–80
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British Dictionary definitions for off-glide

off-glide

noun
  1. 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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