Definition of fricatives. Meaning of fricatives. Synonyms of fricatives

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Definition of fricatives

Fricative
Fricative Fric"a*tive, a. [See Frication.] (Phon.) Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc. -- n. A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 197-206, etc.

Meaning of fricatives from wikipedia

- palatal-velar fricative for a ****tive (and rather controversial) example. Fricatives are very commonly voiced, though cross-linguistically voiced fricatives are...
- fricative is a fricative consonant produced at the velar place of articulation. It is possible to distinguish the following kinds of velar fricatives:...
- laterals are approximants and belong to the class of liquids, but lateral fricatives and affricates are also common in some parts of the world. Some languages...
- applies only to the fricative portion of the sound). Thus, in cases where a dialectal variation between voiceless uvular and velar fricatives is claimed the...
- glottal fricatives. Features of the "voiceless glottal fricative": In some languages, it has the constricted manner of articulation of a fricative. However...
- The voiceless alveolar fricatives are a type of fricative consonant pronounced with the tip or blade of the tongue against the alveolar ridge (gum line)...
- subapical articulation, the tongue can be apical (pointed) or, in some fricatives, laminal (flat). Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced...
- tongue: Bilabial fricatives (articulated with both lips): Voiceless bilabial fricative [ɸ] Voiced bilabial fricative [β] Labiodental fricatives (articulated...
- making it a fricative. Northern Wu languages such as Shanghainese contrast the voiced and voiceless glottal fricatives. The two glottal fricatives pattern...
- Besides nasalized oral fricatives, there are true nasal fricatives, or anterior nasal fricatives, previously called nareal fricatives. They are sometimes...