Fricative - Definition

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: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a
narrowing of the vocal tract [syn: fricative consonant,
fricative, spirant]