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'.