1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Continuant

Definition of Continuant in English :

Define Continuant in English

Continuant meaning in English

Meaning of Continuant in English

Pronunciation of Continuant in English

Continuant pronunciation in English

Pronounce Continuant in English

Continuant

see synonyms of continuant

Noun

1. continuant, continuant consonant

consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract

Adjective

2. continuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as f', s', z', or th' in both thin' and then')

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Continuant

see synonyms of continuant
noun
1. 
a speech sound, such as (l), (r), (f), or (s), in which the closure of the vocal tract is incomplete, allowing the continuous passage of the breath
adjective
2. 
relating to or denoting a continuant

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Continuant

see synonyms of continuant
noun
Phonetics
a speech sound that can be prolonged as long as the breath lasts, with no significant change in the quality of the sound: continuants include fricatives (s, f, (θ) ; t h) , etc.), nasals (m, n, ŋ), liquids (l, r), and vowels
see also stop

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Continuant

see synonyms of continuant
n.
A consonant, such as (s), (z), (m), or (l), that can be prolonged as long as the breath lasts without a change in quality.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

encaustic

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches