Look up: Monophthong

1. Monophthong
   Mon'oph·thong noun [ Greek ... with one sound; mo`nos alone + ... sound, voice.] 1. A single uncompounded vowel sound. 2. A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/95
   
   
2. monophthong
   1. A single uncompounded vowel sound. ... 2. A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph. ... Origin: Gr. With one sound; alone + sound, voice. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
3. Monophthong
   • (n.) A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph. • (n.) A single uncompounded vowel sound.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
4. monophthong
   (from the article `vowel`) ...are gliding vowels in the articulation of which there is a continuous transition from one position to another. Diphthongs are to be contrasted in ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/113
   
   
5. Monophthong
   A `monophthong` (ref-->--> from mónos "single" and phthóngos "sound") is a pure vowel sound, one whose articulation at both beginning and end is relatively fixed, and which does not glide up or down towards a new position of articulation. The opposite is a ...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monophthong