English Explanatory Dictionary

continuant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A linguistic sound other than a stop.
  2. A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
  3. An endurant.
  4. An inherited descendant.
adj
  1. Continuing; prolonged; sustained.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-continuant.wav

Word forms

continuant continuants more continuant most continuant

Etymology

From continue + -ant.

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