Definition of fricative in English:
fricative
adjective ˈfrɪkətɪvˈfrɪkədɪv
Phonetics Denoting a type of consonant made by the friction of breath in a narrow opening, producing a turbulent air flow.
Example sentencesExamples
- The present work aims at demonstrating the feasibility of high quality articulatory synthesis for fricative consonants, and in particular to match a given reference subject.
- The unvoiced fricative phonemes stem from the hissing of a steady airstream through the mouth.
noun ˈfrɪkətɪvˈfrɪkədɪv
Phonetics A fricative consonant, e.g. f and th.
Example sentencesExamples
- Several other sounds originate in the back of the throat, often as a voiceless click rather than a voiced fricative.
- It is relatively easy to learn to produce the fricatives corresponding to all the major places of articulation.
- But then, little by little, the words become only sounds, a random collection of glottals and fricatives, a storm of whirling phonemes.
- We can note, for instance, the general avoidance of fricatives and affricates in pidgin phonological inventories.
- The sounds that agree in voicing comprise stops, fricatives, and affricates.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from modern Latin fricativus, from Latin fricare 'to rub'.
Definition of fricative in US English:
fricative
adjectiveˈfrikədivˈfrɪkədɪv
Phonetics Denoting a type of consonant made by the friction of breath in a narrow opening, producing a turbulent air flow.
Example sentencesExamples
- The unvoiced fricative phonemes stem from the hissing of a steady airstream through the mouth.
- The present work aims at demonstrating the feasibility of high quality articulatory synthesis for fricative consonants, and in particular to match a given reference subject.
nounˈfrikədivˈfrɪkədɪv
Phonetics A fricative consonant, e.g. f and th.
Example sentencesExamples
- The sounds that agree in voicing comprise stops, fricatives, and affricates.
- But then, little by little, the words become only sounds, a random collection of glottals and fricatives, a storm of whirling phonemes.
- It is relatively easy to learn to produce the fricatives corresponding to all the major places of articulation.
- Several other sounds originate in the back of the throat, often as a voiceless click rather than a voiced fricative.
- We can note, for instance, the general avoidance of fricatives and affricates in pidgin phonological inventories.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from modern Latin fricativus, from Latin fricare ‘to rub’.