Fricative (Crossword clue)
We found 2 answers for “Fricative” .
This page shows answers to the clue Fricative, followed by 8 definitions like “In phonetics, a consonant sound”, “A fricative consonant letter or sound” and “(also called spirant) In linguistics”.SPIRANT |
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Definitions of “Fricative”
If the answer you seek is not in the answers above these definitions may help solving your crossword puzzle.• (also called spirant) In linguistics
• Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath
• Speech sound made by forcing the air stream through a narrow orifice
• Produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f`
• A speech sound produced by frication, that is, by forcing air through a constriction in the vocal tract
• Continuant of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f`
• A type of sound which is characterised by air passing a constriction somewhere between the glottis and the lips, e.g. (x
• Fricative A speech sound produced by forcing an air stream through a narrow opening and resulting in audible high-frequency vibrations
• Fricative is a term applied to certain letters produced by the friction of the breath issuing through a narrow opening of the organs of articulation
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