A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc.
Noun
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Adjective S.
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'', `s'', `z'', or `th'' in both `thin'' and `then'')
a.
Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath,
intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the
mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete
closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being
continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v,
s, z, etc.
n.
A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to
Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
Fricative
Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc.
Usage Examples
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