fricative Phonetics

fricative Phonetics
fricative Phonetics ['frɪkətɪv]
adjective denoting a type of consonant (e.g. f and th) made by the friction of breath in a narrow opening.
noun a fricative consonant.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. fricativus, from L. fricare 'to rub'.

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