Close-mid vowel
A close-mid vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a close-mid vowel is that the tongue is positioned about one third of the way from a close vowel to an open vowel.
Partial list
The close-mid vowels that have dedicated symbols in the International [Phonetic Alphabet] are:- close-mid [front unrounded vowel]
- close-mid front [rounded vowel]
- close-mid [central unrounded vowel]
- close-mid central rounded vowel
- close-mid back unrounded vowel
- close-mid back rounded vowel