English > continuant consonant: 1 sense > noun 1, communicationMeaning | consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract. |
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Synonym | continuant |
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Narrower | fricative consonant, fricative, spirant | A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract |
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Broader | obstruent | A consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth |
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Opposite | stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive | A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it |
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Spanish | consonante continua, continuant |
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Catalan | consonant contínua, continuant |
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