down tack

English

Noun

down tack (plural down tacks)

  1. (phonetics) 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.

Usage notes

  • The down tack is usually written beneath the phonic character it modifies.

Derived terms

  • ˔ (up tack)

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