continuant
US /kənˈtɪnjuənt/
UK /kənˈtɪnjuənt/
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Kontinuant, Dauerlaut
a speech sound produced by a continuous stream of air passing through a constricted vocal tract, such as 'f', 's', 'm', or 'l'.
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Fricatives and nasals are types of continuants.
Frikative und Nasale sind Arten von Kontinuanten.
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The phonetics class studied the production of various continuants.
Der Phonetikunterricht untersuchte die Produktion verschiedener Kontinuanten.
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kontinuierlich, dauernd
denoting a speech sound produced by a continuous stream of air passing through the vocal tract without complete obstruction.
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The 's' sound is a continuant consonant.
Der 's'-Laut ist ein kontinuierlicher Konsonant.
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Many English consonants are continuant sounds.
Viele englische Konsonanten sind kontinuierliche Laute.