on-glide

[ on-glahyd, awn- ]

/ ˈɒnˌglaɪd, ˈɔn- /

noun Phonetics.

a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound.Compare off-glide(def 1).

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Origin of on-glide

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby on-glide

on your life, on, be, on-again, off-again, on-air, on-camera, on-glide, on-limits, on-message, on-mike, on-off, on-off phenomenon

British Dictionary definitions for onglide

on-glide

noun

phonetics a glide immediately preceding a speech sound, for which the articulators are taking positionCompare off-glide

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