ALL meanings of on-glide
on-glide
O o - noun on-glide 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). 1
- noun on-glide a glide immediately preceding a speech sound, for which the articulators are taking position 0
- noun on-glide a glide coming before a speech sound, in which the vocal organs take the position for forming that sound, either from their normal inactive position or from their position in articulating a preceding sound 0