fricative
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Types & categories
- continuant consonant hypernym
- sibilant hyponym
Sense 2 adjective
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | continuant consonant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sibilant |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sibilant |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | duration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hiss |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sibilate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sibilate |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | soft |