continuant

US /kənˈtɪnjuənt/
UK /kənˈtɪnjuənt/
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continue, consonne continue

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.
Les fricatives et les nasales sont des types de continues.
The phonetics class studied the production of various continuants.
Le cours de phonétique a étudié la production de diverses continues.
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continu, soutenu

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.
Le son 's' est une consonne continue.
Many English consonants are continuant sounds.
De nombreuses consonnes anglaises sont des sons continus.