Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
High Vowel.
High Vowel - as a noun
A vowel sound made with your tongue near the top of your mouth.
Example: "The vowel in seat is a close vowel and that in sat a fairly open vowel."
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
close vowelExample Sentences
"The English language has five high vowels: /iË/, /ɪ/, /uË/, /Ê/, and /i/."
"In Japanese, the high vowels are /i/ and /u/."
"In Spanish, the high vowel /i/ is pronounced as [i]."
"The high vowel /u/ is pronounced as [u] in French."
"Some languages, like Mandarin Chinese, have more than two high vowels."
