[frik-uh-tiv] 
Phonetics| 1. | (of a speech sound) characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant. |
| 2. | Also called spirant. a fricative consonant, as (th), (v), or (h). |
| fric·a·tive (frĭk'ə-tĭv) n. A consonant, such as f or s in English, produced by the forcing of breath through a constricted passage. Also called spirant. adj. Of, relating to, or being a fricative consonant. [New Latin fricātīvus, from Latin fricātus, past participle of fricāre, to rub.] |
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