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(phonetics) A vowel produced with relative constriction of the vocal tract.

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tense vowel

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tense vowel

(phonetics) A vowel produced with relative constriction of the vocal tract.

Japanese Meaning

（音声学）声道が比較的収束した状態で生成される母音、すなわち緊張母音

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In phonetic analysis, the tense vowel often contrasts with a lax counterpart in both duration and articulation.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

音声学の分析では、緊張母音は長さや調音の点で緩い対応音と対立することが多い。

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(phonetics) A vowel produced with relative constriction of the vocal tract.

All of the vowels illustrated … are tense vowels; they are produced with a placement of the tongue that results in greater vocal tract constriction than that of nontense vowels...

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

tense vowels

（ plural ）

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