continuant

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

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo poco común que describe algo que continúa o es continuo; raramente usado en inglés moderno. También puede referirse a un sonido del habla producido sin interrupción completa del flujo de aire.

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.

   🇪🇸consonante continua

   Sinónimos: fricativespirant

   Antónimos: 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.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un sonido consonántico articulado con un estrechamiento del tracto vocal sin oclusión completa, de modo que el aire fluye de manera continua. Incluye tanto las fricativas como las aproximantes.

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.

   🇪🇸consonante continuante

   Antónimos: occlusiveplosivestop

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