1. (n.)fricative a consonant sound, as (th), (v), or (h), characterized by audiblefriction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocaltract.
2. (adj.)fricative of or pertaining to a fricative.
Etymology: (1855–60; < L fricāt(us), ptp. of fricāre; see friction)
2. (adj)fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Definition of 'fricative'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)fricative produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrowopening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc
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