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faucal
[
faw
-k
uh
l
]
fau·cal
/
ˈfɔ
kəl
/
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[
faw
-k
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
pertaining to the fauces or opening of the throat.
2.
Phonetics
.
a.
pharyngeal.
b.
exploded into the pharynx, as the release of the
t-
sound of
catnip
or the
d-
sound of
madness.
Origin:
1860–65;
fauc(es)
+
-al
1
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to change the pronunciation of (a stop) to an affricate, esp. by releasing (the stop) slowly.
a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant; (w) in wet or (y) in yet
a frictionless speech sound with only a partial obstruction of the breath stream whose utterance can be prolonged, especially l and r
articulated with the tongue tip touching the back of the upper front teeth or immediately above them
a speech sound characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted passage in the vocal tract
articulated with the tongue tip touching the back of the upper front teeth or immediately above them
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World English Dictionary
faucal
or
faucial
(ˈfɔːk
ə
l, ˈfɔːʃəl)
—
adj
1.
anatomy
of or relating to the fauces
2.
phonetics
articulated in that part of the vocal tract between the back of the mouth and the larynx; pharyngeal
faucial
or
faucial
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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