noun
sound pattern
Linguistics term for the abstract pattern of sounds in a language, such as phonotactic patterns or prosodic templates.
日本語の音形には、促音や撥音が含まれる。
Japanese sound patterns include geminate consonants and the moraic nasal.
noun
figure; musical figure
Music term for a short, distinctive melodic or rhythmic pattern; often used in analysis of motifs.
この楽章では、同じ音形が繰り返し現れる。
In this movement, the same figure appears repeatedly.
Compound of 音 (sound) and 形 (form, shape). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern technical contexts.