Sekirov Dictionary

fricative

/ˈfɹɪkətɪv/

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

noun1

•
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.
- Watt listened for a time, for the voice was far from unmelodious. The fricatives in particular were pleasing. — 1953

forms

fricatives · more fricative · most fricative

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