offglide

See also: off-glide

English

Alternative forms

• off-glide

Etymology

off +‎ glide

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒfɡlaɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑfɡlaɪd/
• Hyphenation: off‧glide

Noun

offglide (plural offglides)

1. (linguistics) A phase while the articulators are moving away from their position in articulating a speech sound.
2. (linguistics) The final, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the /ɪ/ sound of the /ɔɪ/ in English boy.

Antonyms

• onglide