Spirant
Definition of Spirant
Spi´rant | n. | 1. | (Phon.) A term used differently by different authorities; - by some as equivalent to fricative, - that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, - thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, 197-208. |
Related Words
fricative, sibilant, soft
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Spiny
Spiny lobster
Spiny rat
Spiodea
Spirable
Spiracle
Spiracular
Spiraea
Spiraeic
Spiral
Spiral axis
Spiral gear
Spiral gearing
Spiral of Archimedes
Spiral operculum
Spiral shell
Spiral spring
Spirality
Spirally
Spiralozooid
-Spirant-
Spiranthy
Spiration
Spire
Spire bearer
Spired
Spiricle
Spirifer
Spirillum
Spiring
Spirit
Spirit butterfly
Spirit duck
Spirit lamp
Spirit level
Spirit of hartshorn
Spirit of Mindererus
Spirit of nitrous ether
Spirit of salt
Spirit of sense
spirit of tin
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