🔄 Synonyms of "Fricative"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| softnoun | Easily giving way under pressure. |
| sibilantnoun | Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack. |
| spirantnoun | (linguistics, dated) A non-sibilant fricative. |
| fricative consonantnoun | a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spirantnoun | (linguistics, dated) A non-sibilant fricative. |
| softnoun | Easily giving way under pressure. |
| sibilantnoun | Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack. |
| fricative consonantnoun | a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract |
| velarnoun | (phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate. |
| bilabialnoun | (phonetics) Articulated with both lips. |
| labiodentalnoun | (phonetics) articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth. |
| continuantnoun | (phonetics) A linguistic sound other than a stop. |
| allophonenoun | (phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme. |
| voiceless | Lacking a voice, without vocal sound. |
| uvularnoun | (anatomy) Of or relating to the uvula. |
| fricatizationnoun | (phonetics) The process of making or becoming fricative or a fricative. |
| affricatenoun | (phonetics) A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative. |
| lateral fricativenoun | (phonetics) A fricative pronounced by directing the airstream around the sides of the tongue. |
| dental fricativenoun | (phonetics) The phoneme produced when the tongue touches the upper teeth and air is blown. It can be voiced (ð) or unvoiced (θ). |
| suffricatenoun | (phonetics, phonology) A consonant that begins as a fricative and ends as a plosive. |
| fricolateralnoun | (phonetics) lateral fricative |
| faucalnoun | (phonetics) A sound produced in the fauces. |
| deaffricationnoun | (phonetics) The reverse process of affrication; the process of turning an affricate into a plosive or a fricative. |
| affricativizationnoun | (linguistics) The process of making affricative. |
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