down tack

noun

The IPA diacritic of primary articulation: ⟨˕⟩, used to denote a lowered phone; for vowels, the diacritic denotes a slightly more open utterance; for consonants, it moves the manner of articulation one step forward in this chain: nasal → plosive → fricative → approximant → trill → tap, flap → lateral fricative → lateral approximant → lateral flap.

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Meanings

noundown tack (plural down tacks)

plural down tacks

  1. human sciencesThe IPA diacritic of primary articulation: ⟨˕⟩, used to denote a lowered phone; for vowels, the diacritic denotes a slightly more open utterance; for consonants, it moves the manner of articulation one step forward in this chain: nasal → plosive → fricative → approximant → trill → tap, flap → lateral fricative → lateral approximant → lateral flap.
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APA

down tack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20tack

MLA

“down tack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20tack. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down tack,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20tack.

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