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continuant vs fricative consonant

fricative consonant vs continuant

continuant and fricative consonant both are nouns.

continuant is an adjective but fricative consonant is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
continuant Yes Yes No No
fricative consonant Yes No No No
As nouns, fricative consonant is a hyponym of continuant; that is, fricative consonant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than continuant:
  • continuant: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
  • fricative consonant: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Other hyponyms of continuant include fricative, spirant.
continuant (noun) fricative consonant (noun)
consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
continuant (adjective) fricative consonant (adjective)
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Difference between continuant and fricative consonant

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