Associations to the word «Fricative»

Wiktionary

FRICATIVE, noun. (phonetics) Any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant. English /f/ and /s/ are fricatives.
FRICATIVE, adjective. (phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

Dictionary definition

FRICATIVE, noun. A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
FRICATIVE, adjective. Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').

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