English noun: continuant consonant | |||
1. | continuant consonant (communication) consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract | ||
Synonyms | continuant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | obstruent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fricative, fricative consonant, spirant | ||
Antonyms | occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant, stop | ||