vocoid

Meaning

Noun

• A phonetic vowel, as opposed to a phonological one.

Origin

• vocal + -oid, 1940s, coined by Kenneth Lee Pike, American linguist (1912-2000).{{cite-book
• |title=Phonetics, a Critical Analysis of Phonetic Theory and a Technique for the Practical Description of Sounds
• |author=Kenneth Lee Pike
• |authorlink=Kenneth Lee Pike
• |publisher=University of Michigan Press
• |location=Ann Arbor
• |lang=en
• |year=1943