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formant

for·mant [ fáwrmənt ] (plural for·mants)


noun 
Definition:
 
frequency range: a frequency range where vowel sounds are at their most distinctive and characteristic pitch

[Early 20th century. Via German< Latin formant-, present participle of formare< forma "mold, shape, beauty"]
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