continuant

An obsolete adjective describing something that continues or is continuous; rarely used in modern English.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das andauert, sich fortsetzt oder kontinuierlich ist; im modernen Englisch selten verwendet.

1. Speech sound type C2 formal

   Describing a speech sound produced by forcing air through a partially constricted passage, allowing continuous airflow. Examples include f, s, z, and th sounds.

   • The sounds 'f' and 's' are continuant consonants.
   • In phonetics, continuant sounds are contrasted with stops.
   • The 'th' in 'thin' and 'then' are both continuant sounds.

   🇩🇪Typ des Sprachlauts

   Synonyme: fricativespirant

   Antonyme: plosivestop

• more continuant comparative form
• most continuant superlative form

A noun referring to a consonant sound produced by constricting, but not fully closing, the vocal tract, allowing continuous airflow.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Konsonanten bezeichnet, der durch eine Verengung, aber nicht vollständigen Verschluss des Vokaltrakts gebildet wird, sodass der Luftstrom kontinuierlich hindurchströmen kann.

1. Phonetic term C2 formal

   A consonant sound produced by a continuous airflow through the vocal tract, without complete closure.

   • The sounds /f/, /s/, and /v/ are examples of continuants.
   • Linguists classify continuants based on how the air flows.
   • In phonetics, a continuant is contrasted with a stop consonant.

   🇩🇪Phonetik: Kontinuant

   Antonyme: occlusiveplosivestop

• continuants plural form
• continuants' possessive plural form
• continuant's possessive singular form