Oxford Dictionary English cardinal vowel nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌkɑːdɪnl ˈvaʊəl// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌkɑːrdɪnl ˈvaʊəl// (phonetics) Add to my wordlistjump to other results one of a set of vowels which are used as reference points when describing the vowels in a particular languageSee cardinal vowel in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: cardinal vowel oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
