fricative

New Latin fricativus, from Classical Latin fricāre, present active infinitive of fricō (“I rub”).

• (UK, US) enPR: frĭk'ətĭv, IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɪkətɪv/

fricative (plural fricatives)

1. (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.

   Synonym: spirant (archaic)

   Hyponyms: strident, sibilant

   Coordinate terms: approximant, lateral, nasal, trill, plosive

• dental fricative
• groove fricative
• lateral fricative
• slit fricative

fricative (comparative more fricative, superlative most fricative)

1. (phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

• affricate
• approximant
• lateral
• nasal
• plosive
• sibilant

• Fricative consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): /fʁi.ka.tiv/

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fricative f (plural fricatives)

1. (phonetics) fricative

fricative

1. feminine singular of fricatif

• “fricative” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

fricative

1. Feminine plural of adjective fricativo.

fricative f pl

1. plural of fricativa

• vetrifica