Fricative Definition
frĭkə-tĭv
fricatives
noun
fricatives
A fricative consonant.
Webster's New World
A consonant, such as f or s in English, produced by the forcing of breath through a constricted passage.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- spirant
- fricative consonant
adjective
Of, relating to, or being a fricative consonant.
American Heritage
Articulated by means of breath forced through a narrow slit formed at some point in the mouth, producing friction, as in (f, v, , z, h)
Webster's New World
(phonetics) Produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
Other Word Forms of Fricative
Noun
Singular:
fricative
Plural:
fricativesOrigin of Fricative
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New Latin fricativus, from Classical Latin fricāre, present active infinitive of fricō (“I rub”).
From Wiktionary
New Latin fricātīvus from Latin fricātus past participle of fricāre to rub
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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