fricative – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
fricative
adj.
(Phonetics) made by forcing air through a narrow space (about a speech sound)
n.
consonant whose sound is made by forcing air through a narrow space (Phonetics)
Fricative consonant
Fricatives are
consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two
articulators close together. These may be the lower lip against the upper teeth, in the case of ; the back of the tongue against the
soft palate, in the case of
German , the final consonant of
Bach; or the side of the tongue against the
molars, in the case of
Welsh , appearing twice in the name
Llanelli. This turbulent airflow is called
frication. A particular subset of fricatives are the
sibilants. When forming a sibilant, one still is forcing air through a narrow channel, but in addition, the tongue is curled lengthwise to direct the air over the edge of the teeth. English , , , and are examples of this.
fricative
Noun
1. a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
(synonym) fricative consonant, spirant
(hypernym) continuant consonant, continuant
Adjective
1. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
(synonym) sibilant, spirant
(similar) soft
fricative
nf.
fricative, consonant whose sound is made by forcing air through a narrow space (Phonetics)
fricatif
adj.
fricative, (Phonetics) made by forcing air through a narrow space (about a speech sound)
fricativo
adj.
fricative, (Phonetics) made by forcing air through a narrow space (about a speech sound)
