continuant

• Adjectif désignant quelque chose qui se poursuit ou est continu, sans interruption. Le sens principal est celui de « continu » ou « ininterrompu », souvent utilisé dans des contextes techniques ou savants.

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

1. Speech sound typeC2formal

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

   Consonne constrictive

   • 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.

   Synonymesfricativespirant

   Antonymesplosivestop

• Nom désignant un son consonantique produit par un rétrécissement mais non une fermeture complète du conduit vocal, permettant un passage continu de l'air.

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

1. Phonetic termC2formal

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

   consonne continue

   • 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.

   Antonymesocclusiveplosivestop