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spirant

/ˈspaɪ.rənt/

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adjective

formalcommontechnicalobsolete/ˈspaɪ.rənt/

An obsolete adjective describing a sound produced by forcing air through a narrow channel, typically used in phonetics; now replaced by the term 'fricative'.

  • 🇷🇺Устаревшее прилагательное, описывающее звук, образуемый при прохождении воздуха через узкий канал, обычно используемое в фонетике; в настоящее время заменено термином 'фрикативный'.
  1. Fricative sound C2 formal

    Describing a speech sound produced by forcing air through a narrow passage in the vocal tract, creating audible friction.

    • The sounds /f/, /s/, and /z/ are spirant consonants.
    • In phonetics, a spirant is also known as a fricative.
    • The teacher explained how spirant sounds are articulated.

    🇷🇺Фрикативный звук

    Synonyms: fricative

noun

C2formalcommontechnical/ˈspaɪ.rənt/

A noun referring to a type of consonant sound produced by a continuous flow of air through a narrowed vocal tract, such as /f/, /v/, /s/, or /z/.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее тип согласного звука, образуемого непрерывным потоком воздуха через суженный речевой тракт, например /f/, /v/, /s/ или /z/.
  1. Fricative consonant C2 formal

    A type of consonant sound produced by forcing air through a narrow channel in the vocal tract, creating audible friction.

    • The sounds /f/, /v/, /s/, and /z/ are examples of spirants.
    • Linguists classify spirants based on their place of articulation.
    • In phonetics, a spirant is also known as a fricative.

    🇷🇺Щелевой согласный

    Synonyms: fricative