Continuant - Definition
continuant
adj 1: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a
constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both
`thin' and `then') [syn: fricative, continuant,
sibilant, spirant, strident]
n 1: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the
vocal tract [syn: continuant consonant, continuant]
[ant: occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive
speech sound, stop, stop consonant]