VANISH

vanish

Noun

  1. The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.
    a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.
    o as in old ordinarily ends with a vanish of oo as in foot.

Verb

  1. To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
  2. To become equal to zero.
    The function f(x)=x^2 vanishes at x=0.


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