Fricative
English Meaning
Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc.
- A consonant, such as f or s in English, produced by the forcing of breath through a constricted passage. Also called spirant.
- Of, relating to, or being a fricative consonant.