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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
continuant — con tin·u·ant || É™nt n. consonant which may be prolonged without changing the sound (Phonetics) adj. of or pertaining to a continuant, of a consonant which may be prolonged without changing the sound (Phonetics) … English contemporary dictionary
continuant — /keuhn tin yooh euhnt/, Phonet. n. 1. a consonant, as /f, s/ that may be prolonged without change of quality. Cf. stop (def. 39). adj. 2. pertaining to or noting a continuant. [1600 10; < L continuant , s. of continuans, prp. of continuare to… … Universalium
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
continuant — noun 1》 Phonetics a consonant which is sounded with the vocal tract only partly closed, allowing the breath to pass through and the sound to be prolonged (as with f, l, m, n, r, s, v). 2》 Philosophy & Psychology a thing that retains its identity… … English new terms dictionary
continuant — con•tin•u•ant [[t]kənˈtɪn yu ənt[/t]] n. 1) phn a consonant sound, as (f), (l), or (s), that may be prolonged without change of quality Compare stop 37) 2) phn of or pertaining to a continuant • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
consonant — Synonyms and related words: accented, accordant, according, affirmative, agreeable, agreeing, alike, allophone, alveolar, answerable, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, articulated, articulation, aspiration, assimilated, assimilation, assonant … Moby Thesaurus
continuant — /kənˈtɪnjuənt/ (say kuhn tinyoohuhnt) noun a consonant, such as f or m, which may be prolonged without change of quality. {Latin continuans, present participle, continuing} …
fricative consonant — noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract • Syn: ↑fricative, ↑spirant • Hypernyms: ↑continuant consonant, ↑continuant • Hyponyms: ↑sibilant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
plosive consonant — noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it his stop consonants are too aspirated • Syn: ↑stop consonant, ↑stop, ↑occlusive, ↑plosive speech sound, ↑plosive • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
