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fricative

/frik-uh-tiv/US // ˈfrɪk ə tɪv //UK // (ˈfrɪkətɪv) //

擦音,擦音符,擦音符语,辩音

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called spirant. a fricative consonant, as,, or.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Spirant, spī′rant, n. a consonant which is fricative or continuable—opp.

  • Instead of the former there is a g with “fricative” pronunciation, and as in High German the th has passed over into d.

  • Medial q is usually written (chi), representing the fricative pronunciation: Ealuin and similar.