English Explanatory Dictionary

fricative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
adj
  1. produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

Pronunciation

frĭk'ətĭv /ˈfɹɪkətɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fricative.wav /ˈfɾɪkətɪv/ /fɾɪˈkeʈɪv/

Word forms

fricative fricatives more fricative most fricative

Etymology

From New Latin fricatīvus, from Latin fricāre (“to rub”).

Synonyms

spirant

Related words

friction affricate approximant lateral nasal plosive sibilant

Derived words

dental fricative groove fricative lateral fricative slit fricative fricated fricatively fricativeness fricativisation fricativization fricativise fricativize nonfricative prefricative
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