fricative

fricative Definition

frica·tive (frik′ə tiv)

adjective

Phonet. articulated by means of breath forced through a narrow slit formed at some point in the mouth, producing friction, as in (f, v, t̸h, z, h)

Etymology: < L fricatus, pp. of fricare (see friable) + -ive

noun

a fricative consonant

fricative Usage Examples

Converse of object

voice: In vowels and voiced fricatives, voicing obscures the aspiration and frication components.

Adjective modifier

velar: The use of the velar fricative is dying out all over the place.
voiceless: The word begins with a rather weak voiceless fricative made with the lips ( bilabial ).
unvoiced: In the first experiment, two vowels were compared with one voiced and one unvoiced fricative.
dental: Specifically, it analyzes the production and perception of two English phonemes: the voiced labiodental fricative and the voiced dental fricative.
alveolar: There are other tricky final clusters ending in alveolar fricatives or plosives.

Modifies a noun

consonant: The articulators have sustained states ( such as vowel shapes, nasal and fricative consonants ); and percussive states.

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