continuant

Plural: continuants

Noun

• consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
• A linguistic sound other than a stop.
• A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
• An endurant.
• An inherited descendant.

Adjective Satellite

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

Adj

• Continuing; prolonged; sustained.

Examples

• a continuant sound

Synonyms

continuant consonant, fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident

Antonyms

stop consonant

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