Near-close vowel

A near-close vowel (or near-high vowel)  is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The meaning of a near-close vowel is that the tongue is positioned the same as an close vowel, but slightly less narrow.

List
The near-close vowels with these symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
 near-close near-front unrounded vowel 
 near-close near-front rounded vowel 
 near-close near-back rounded vowel 

Other near-close vowels can have marks on letters of relative articulation applied to neighboring vowels, such as  and  for near-close, near-back, rounded and unrounded vowels.

 References 

Category:Vowels