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Sibilant consonant — A sibilant is a type of fricative or affricate consonant, made by directing a jet of air through a narrow channel in the vocal tract towards the sharp edge of the teeth. The termThe term sibilant is often taken to be synonymous with the term… … Wikipedia
sibilant — [sib′ə lənt] adj. [L sibilans < sibilare, to hiss] 1. having or making a hissing sound 2. Phonet. articulated with such a sound, as (s), (z), (sh), (zh), (ch), and (j) n. a sibilant consonant: a type of fricative sibilance n. sibilancy n. pl.… … English World dictionary
sibilant — sibilance, sibilancy, n. sibilantly, adv. /sib euh leuhnt/, adj. 1. hissing. 2. Phonet. characterized by a hissing sound; noting sounds like those spelled with s in this /dhis/, rose /rohz/ … Universalium
sibilant — sib•i•lant [[t]ˈsɪb ə lənt[/t]] adj. 1) hissing 2) phn of or pertaining to a consonant sound in which air is channeled through a narrow groove along the center of the tongue, producing a hissing sound 3) phn a sibilant consonant sound, as (s),… … From formal English to slang
Consonant — Not to be confused with the musical concept of consonance For the alternative rock group, see Consonant (band). Places of articulation Labial Bilabial Labial–velar Labial–coronal Labiodental … Wikipedia
sibilant — Hissing or whistling in character; denoting a form of rhonchus. [L. sibilans ( ant ), pres. p. of sibilo, to hiss] * * * sib·i·lant sib ə lənt adj having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or sh in sash… … Medical dictionary
Consonant harmony — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
consonant — I (Roget s IV) n. Linguistic terms referring to consonant sounds include: voiceless, voiced; labial, bilabial, labiodental, apical, dental, alveolar, retroflex, frontal, alveopalatal, prepalatal, dorsal, palatal, velar, uvular, glottal,… … English dictionary for students
sibilant — sib·i·lant || sɪbɪlÉ™nt n. consonant pronounced with a hissing sound (Linguistics) adj. producing a hissing sound … English contemporary dictionary
consonant — n 1.Phonetics. sonorant, sonant, sibilant; fricative, spirant; surd; stop; liquid. adj 2. agreeing, in agreement, agreeable, accordant, in accord, concordant, corresponding, correspondent, in correspondence; concurring, concurrent, consentient,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
