off-glide: Meaning and Definition of

off-glide

Pronunciation: (ôf'glīd", of'-), [key]
— n. Phonet.
  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. Cf.
  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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