Produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f'. 's', 'z', or 'th' (in both 'thin' and 'then')); SYN. sibilant, spirant.
(sound) Made by friction of breath forced through narrow passage, as s, f.
continuant · sibilant · soft · spirant · strident
fricassee · fricasseed · fricasseeing · fricative · fricative consonant · Frick · Fricke operation · friction
Množina: fricatives
A consonant characterized by frictional passage of the expired breath through a narrowing at some point in the vocal tract. See
fricassee · fricasseed · fricasseeing · fricative · fricative consonant · Frick · Fricke operation · friction · frictional
Množina: fricative consonants
A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract; SYN. fricative, spirant.
fricassee · fricasseed · fricasseeing · fricative · fricative consonant · Frick · Fricke operation · friction · frictional · frictional resistance