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Definitions for fricative
ˈfrɪk ə tɪvfrica·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fricative consonant, fricative, spirantadjective

    a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

  2. fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, stridentadjective

    of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Wiktionary

  1. fricativenoun

    Any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant. English /f/ and /s/ are fricatives.

  2. fricativeadjective

    produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

  3. Etymology: fricativus, from Classical fricare, present active infinitive of frico.

Wikipedia

  1. Fricative

    A fricative is a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together. These may be the lower lip against the upper teeth, in the case of [f]; the back of the tongue against the soft palate in the case of German [x] (the final consonant of Bach); or the side of the tongue against the molars, in the case of Welsh [ɬ] (appearing twice in the name Llanelli). This turbulent airflow is called frication.A particular subset of fricatives are the sibilants. When forming a sibilant, one still is forcing air through a narrow channel, but in addition, the tongue is curled lengthwise to direct the air over the edge of the teeth. English [s], [z], [ʃ], and [ʒ] are examples of sibilants. The usage of two other terms is less standardized: "Spirant" is an older term for fricatives used by some American and European phoneticians and phonologists. "Strident" could mean just "sibilant", but some authors include also labiodental and uvular fricatives in the class.

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  1. fricative

    A fricative is a type of speech sound produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together. These sounds can be voiced or unvoiced, depending on whether the vocal cords vibrate or not during the production of the sound. Examples of fricatives in English include the sounds of "f," "v," "s," "z," "th," "sh," and "h."

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fricativeadjective

    produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening 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

  2. Fricativenoun

    a fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc

  3. Etymology: [See Frication.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fricative in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fricative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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