HyperDic: continuant

English > 2 senses of the word continuant:
NOUNcommunicationcontinuant, continuant consonantconsonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
ADJECTIVEallcontinuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant, stridentof speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then')
English > continuant: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningOf speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then').
Synonymsfricative, sibilant, spirant, strident
Broadersoft(of speech sounds)
Spanishaspirante, fricativo, sibilante
Catalanaspirant, fricatiu, sibilant
Nounscontinuancethe property of enduring or continuing in time
English > continuant: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaningconsonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract.
Synonymcontinuant consonant
Narrowerfricative consonant, fricative, spirantA continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
BroaderobstruentA consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
Oppositestop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosiveA consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Spanishconsonante continua, continuant
Catalanconsonant contínua, continuant

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