down tack en · NOUN
Meanings
- The IPA diacritic of primary articulation: ⟨˕⟩, used to denote a lowered phone; for vowels, the diacritic denotes a slightly more open utterance; for consonants, it moves the manner of articulation one step forward in this chain: nasal → plosive → fricative → approximant → trill → tap, flap → lateral fricative → lateral approximant → lateral flap.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| down tacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |