Monophthong

What do we mean by monophthong?

A single vowel articulated without change in quality throughout the course of a syllable, as the vowel of English bed. noun

Two written vowels representing a single sound, as oa in boat. noun

A simple vowel-sound. noun

A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one. noun

A single uncompounded vowel sound. noun

A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph. noun

A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre"). noun

A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").

Words that are spelled similarly to monophthong:
monophthong, monophthongs.

Adjectives that are often used to describe monophthong:
long, short, central, rounded, lengthened, ideal, low, close, original.

Words that sound like monophthong:
moneyball, monopoly, main thing, monoton, monopoli, menachem, monthlong, monopsony, menahem, mumping.