continuant
a consonant, as f or s, that may be prolonged without change of quality.: Compare stop (def. 34).
pertaining to or noting a continuant.
Origin of continuant
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How to use continuant in a sentence
In standard English the h is a glottal continuant only when there is precise and emphatic utterance.
The Sounds of Spoken English | Walter RippmannThe passage would be too narrow, there would be friction, and a continuant would be the result (see § 34).
The Sounds of Spoken English | Walter RippmannThis r is a kind of palatal blade continuant, and its use should be avoided, as it is generally held to be affected.
The Sounds of Spoken English | Walter Rippmanncontinuant nostre routte, navigasmes par trois jours sans rien descouvrir.
Crotchet Castle | Thomas Love Peacock
British Dictionary definitions for continuant
/ (kənˈtɪnjʊənt) phonetics /
a speech sound, such as (l), (r), (f), or (s), in which the closure of the vocal tract is incomplete, allowing the continuous passage of the breath
relating to or denoting a continuant
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