HyperDic: continuant_consonant

English > 1 sense of the expression continuant consonant:
NOUNcommunicationcontinuant consonant, continuantconsonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
English > continuant consonant: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaningconsonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract.
Synonymcontinuant
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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