on-glide
[ on-glahyd, awn- ]
/ ˈɒnˌglaɪd, ˈɔn- /
noun Phonetics.
a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound.
Compare off-glide(def 1).
Origin of on-glide
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby on-glide
on your life,
on, be,
on-again, off-again,
on-air,
on-camera,
on-glide,
on-limits,
on-message,
on-mike,
on-off,
on-off phenomenon
Example sentences from the Web for on-glide
Then we should have on-glide, angleiten; onlook anschauen, etc.
Anima Poet |Samuel Taylor Coleridge
British Dictionary definitions for on-glide
on-glide
noun
phonetics
a glide immediately preceding a speech sound, for which the articulators are taking position
Compare off-glide