Vowel the vowel sounds of "flower", , form a triphthong or disyllable, depending on dialect. In phonology, diphthongs and triphthongs are distinguished from sequences of monophthongs by whether the vowel sound may be analyzed into different phonemes or not. For example, the vowel sounds in a two-syllable pronunciation of the word "flower" () phonetically form a disyllabic triphthong, but are phonologically a sequence of a diphthong (represented by the letters ) and a monophthong (represented by the letters ). Some linguists use the terms "diphthong" and "triphthong" only in this phonemic sense. The name "vowel" is often used for the symbols
Caudron Types M and N Caudron Types M and N The Caudron Types M and N were small, fast French sports monoplanes, flown 1911–13 under a wide range of engine powers. There was also a military version. Although almost all the aircraft designed by the Caudron brothers in the twenty years from their first attempts in 1908 were biplanes, they did in 1911-2 produce three monoplane types. These were the single seat racing Types M and N and the related but somewhat larger Type M2 military version. The Types M and N were very similar and, though the designations were reported together with some details