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单词 fricative
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fricative

/ˈfrɪkətɪv /
Phonetics
adjective
Denoting a type of consonant made by the friction of breath in a narrow opening, producing a turbulent air flow.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
A fricative consonant, e.g. f and th.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'.

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