Meaning of CONTINUANT
| Pronunciation: | | kun'tinyoount
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract |
| |
| | Websites: | | |
| |
| | Synonyms: | | continuant consonant |
| |
| | Antonyms: | | occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant | | |
| | See Also: | | consonant, fricative, fricative consonant, liquid, nasal, nasal consonant, spirant | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Con*tin"u*ant\, a.
Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound. --
n. A continuant sound; a letter whose sound may be prolonged.
|
| |
|
|