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sound unit

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun sound unit has 1 sense
  1. sound unit - any acoustic unit of measurement
    --1 is a kind of
    unit of measurement, unit
    --1 has particulars: bel, B; decibel, dB; sone; phon

Definitions from the Web

Sound Unit

Description:

A sound unit refers to a distinct segment of speech or a single unit of sound in a language. It can represent a phoneme, syllable, or any other smaller or larger subdivision of sound in phonetics and linguistics.

Sample Sentences:

  1. Noun: The word "cat" consists of three sound units: /k/, /æ/, and /t/.
  2. Noun: In phonetics, there are various classifications of sound units based on their features and characteristics.
  3. Adjective: The sound unit analysis helps in understanding the phonological patterns of a language.
  4. Adverb: The child pronounced each word carefully, making sure to enunciate every sound unit.
  5. Verb: Linguists often use spectrograms to visually represent the distribution of sound units in speech.

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