单词 | continuant |
释义 | continuant[ kuhn-tin-yoo-uhnt ] / kənˈtɪn yu ənt / nouna consonant, as f or s, that may be prolonged without change of quality.Compare stop (def. 34). adjectivepertaining to or noting a continuant. Origin of continuant1600–10; <Latin continuant-, stem of continuāns, present participle of continuāre to continue; see -ant Words nearby continuantcontingent liability, contingent worker, continual, continually, continuance, continuant, continuate, continuation, continuation school, continuative, continuator Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for continuant
British Dictionary definitions for continuantcontinuant / (kənˈtɪnjʊənt) phonetics / nouna speech sound, such as (l), (r), (f), or (s), in which the closure of the vocal tract is incomplete, allowing the continuous passage of the breath adjectiverelating to or denoting a continuant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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