Spirant
Word | SPIRANT |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | spi rant |
Pronunciations | /ˈspaɪəɹənt/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Spirant"
What do we mean by spirant?
Fricative. adjective
A consonant uttered with perceptible blowing, or expulsion of breath; an alphabetic sound in the utterance of which the organs are brought near together but not wholly closed; a rustling, or fricative, or continuable consonant. noun
A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 197-208. noun
A fricative. noun
A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract noun
Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') adjective
A fricative.
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