off-glide
[ awf-glahyd, of- ]
/ ˈɔfˌglaɪd, ˈɒf- /
noun Phonetics.
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.
Compare on-glide.
the final, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the (i) sound of the (oi) in boy.
Origin of off-glide
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby off-glide
off-campus,
off-center,
off-centre,
off-color,
off-duty,
off-glide,
off-grid,
off-hour,
off-island,
off-islander,
off-key
British Dictionary definitions for off-glide
off-glide
noun
phonetics
a glide caused by the movement of the articulators away from their position in articulating the previous speech sound
Compare on-glide