A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 197-208.
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'')
n.
A term used differently by different authorities; -- by
some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the
continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further
exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by
others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch,
-- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and
semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-208.
Spirant
A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 197-208.
Usage Examples
spirant, aspirant, wspirant, espirant, dspirant, xspirant, zspirant, apirant, wpirant, epirant, dpirant, xpirant, zpirant, sapirant, swpirant, sepirant, sdpirant, sxpirant, szpirant, sopirant, s0pirant, slpirant, soirant, s0irant, slirant, spoirant, sp0irant, splirant, spuirant, sp8irant, sp9irant, spoirant, spjirant, spkirant, spurant, sp8rant, sp9rant, sporant, spjrant, spkrant, spiurant, spi8rant, spi9rant, spiorant, spijrant, spikrant, spierant, spi4rant, spi5rant, spitrant, spifrant, spieant, spi4ant, spi5ant, spitant, spifant, spireant, spir4ant, spir5ant, spirtant, spirfant, spirqant, spirwant, spirsant, spirzant, spirqnt, spirwnt, spirsnt, spirznt, spiraqnt, spirawnt, spirasnt, spiraznt, spirabnt, spirahnt, spirajnt, spiramnt, spira nt, spirabt, spiraht, spirajt, spiramt, spira t, spiranbt, spiranht, spiranjt, spiranmt, spiran t, spiranrt, spiran5t, spiran6t, spiranyt, spirangt, spiranr, spiran5, spiran6, spirany, spirang, spirantr, spirant5, spirant6, spiranty, spirantg.
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