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semivowel

n.

1. a vowellike speech sound that functions as a consonant in that it forms a syllable when combined with a true vowel. Examples are [w] as in well and [y] as in yellow. Compare sonant.

2. a liquid speech sound.

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anthropometry

anthropometry

n.

1. the scientific study of how the size and proportions of the human body are affected by such variables as age, sex, and ethnicity.

2. the taking of measurements of the human body for purposes of comparison and study. —anthropometric adj. —anthropometrist n.