Fricative - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfrɪkətɪv|
Brit.
|ˈfrɪkətɪv|
noun
- a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract (syn: spirant)
adjective
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') (syn: continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident)
Extra examples
The sounds v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h/ are English fricatives.
Word forms
noun
singular: fricative
plural: fricatives
singular: fricative
plural: fricatives
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