stress accent

noun

A method or application of realizing phonological prominence of a segment phonetically by loudness or duration.

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Meanings

nounstress accent (plural stress accents)

plural stress accents

  1. human sciencesA method or application of realizing phonological prominence of a segment phonetically by loudness or duration.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stress

Translations

Finnish painoaksentti
  • painoaksenttiphonology
German Druckakzent
  • Druckakzentphonology
Spanish acento prosódico, acentuación de intensidad
  • acento prosódicophonology
  • acentuación de intensidadphonology
Swedish ordaccent
  • ordaccentphonology
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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