Poststress
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 After a stress (emphasis placed on a syllable of a word). not-comparable
"Thus, the acute accent is typically characterized by an F₀-maximum in the prestress syllable and an F₀-minimum in the stressed syllable, while for the grave accent the corresponding F₀-maximum occurs in the stressed syllable and the F₀-minimum in the poststress syllable."
Example
More examples"Thus, the acute accent is typically characterized by an F₀-maximum in the prestress syllable and an F₀-minimum in the stressed syllable, while for the grave accent the corresponding F₀-maximum occurs in the stressed syllable and the F₀-minimum in the poststress syllable."
Etymology
From post- + stress.
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