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spirantnoun(linguistics, dated) A non-sibilant fricative.
softnounA soft drink.
sibilantnoun(phonetics) A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
fricative consonantnouna continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
labiodentalnoun(phonetics) A speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.
uvularnoun(anatomy) Of or relating to the uvula.
voicelessLacking a voice, without vocal sound.
fricationnounfriction
sibilantsnoun(phonetics) A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
consonantsnoun(phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
phonemesnoun(phonology) An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.
phoneticsnoun(linguistics) The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.
phonemenoun(phonology) An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.
phoneticRelating to the sounds of spoken language.
phonemic(linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.
phonologicalPertaining to the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, and accent.
pronunciationsnoun(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
formantsnoun(physics, phonetics) A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants.
consonantalOf, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.
consonantnoun(phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.

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