Vocabulary Entry

fricative

|noun • adjective

noun

A consonant sound produced by forcing air through a narrow channel in the vocal tract.

Example Sentences

"The 'f' in 'fish' is a fricative sound."

"In linguistics, fricatives are contrasted with stops and plosives."

"Sibilant fricatives like 's' and 'z' are common in many languages."

adjective

Example Sentences

"Fricative sounds can vary significantly between different languages."

"The fricative nature of 'sh' makes it distinct from other consonants."

"In phonetics class, we learned about various fricative and non-fricative sounds."