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Meaning of "continuant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTINUANT

continuant  [kənˈtɪnjʊənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTINUANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Continuant can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONTINUANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Continuant

A continuant is a speech sound produced with an incomplete closure of the oral vocal tract. Among consonants, there are two broad categories of continuants, fricatives and approximants. Approximants are sometimes called frictionless continuants. Compare sonorant, which includes approximants and nasals but not fricatives. Both terms technically include vowels, but are frequently restricted to the context of consonants.

Definition of continuant in the English dictionary

The definition of continuant in the dictionary is a speech sound, such as, or, in which the closure of the vocal tract is incomplete, allowing the continuous passage of the breath. Other definition of continuant is relating to or denoting a continuant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTINUANT


abluent
ˈæblʊənt
affluent
ˈæflʊənt
attenuant
əˈtɛnjʊənt
confluent
ˈkɒnflʊənt
congruent
ˈkɒŋɡrʊənt
constituent
kənˈstɪtjʊənt
diffluent
ˈdɪflʊənt
diluent
ˈdɪljʊənt
effluent
ˈɛflʊənt
evacuant
ɪˈvækjʊənt
fluctuant
ˈflʌktjʊənt
incongruent
ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊənt
influent
ˈɪnflʊənt
interfluent
ɪnˈtɜːflʊənt
issuant
ˈɪʃjʊənt
mellifluent
mɪˈlɪflʊənt
obstruent
ˈɒbstrʊənt
reconstituent
ˌriːkənˈstɪtjʊənt
refluent
ˈrɛflʊənt
substituent
sʌbˈstɪtjʊənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTINUANT

continua
continuable
continual
continuality
continually
continualness
continuance
continuate
continuation
continuation sheet
continuative
continuatively
continuator
continue
continued
continued fraction
continuedly
continuedness
continuer
continuing

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTINUANT

aliquant
assistant
cant
clinquant
colliquant
constant
consultant
elegant
eluant
enfant
equant
giant
grant
important
infant
intriguant
piquant
pursuant
quant
truant

Synonyms and antonyms of continuant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «continuant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTINUANT

Find out the translation of continuant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of continuant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «continuant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

连续音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

continuant
570 millions of speakers

English

continuant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

continuant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

континуант
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

continuant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

continuant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

continuant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berterusan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

continuant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

継続音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

continuant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính liên tục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடரொலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सतत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sürekli ünsüz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

continuant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

continuant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

континуантів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

continuant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνεχόμενο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

continuant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

continuant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

continuant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of continuant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTINUANT»

The term «continuant» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.173 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTINUANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about continuant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTINUANT»

Discover the use of continuant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to continuant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Language System and Its Change: On Theory and Testability
sonority scales based on distinctive features: Latin sonority scale [-sonorant, - continuant, -coronal] : p, k, b, g [-sonorant, -continuant, +coronal] : t, d [-sonorant, +continuant, -coronal] : f [-sonorant, +continuant, +coronal] : s [+sonorant, ...
Jadranka Gvozdanović, 1985
2
Linguistics: An Introduction
One feature appearing there is worth further comment: [continuant]. The continuant sounds are those in which air can pass through the oral tract (i.e. the mouth). This includes the fricatives, the approxi- mants and the vowels. These sounds are ...
Andrew Radford, 1999
3
Philosophical Papers : Volume I
That is unhelpful; but if the Irelation is the R-relation, we have something more interesting: a noncircular definition of personhood. I claim that someting is a continuant person and only it is a maximal R-interrelated aggregate of permn— rtages.
David Lewis Professor of Philosophy Princeton University, 1983
4
Language System and its Change: On Theory and Testability
sonority scales based on distinctive features: Latin sonority scale [—sonorant, - continuant, -coronal]: p, k, b, g [—sonorant, -continuant, +coronal] I t, d [— sonorant, +continuant, -coronal] I f [—sonorant, +continuant, +coronal] : s [+ sonorant, ...
Jadranka Gvozdanovic, 1985
5
Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture
u s a voiceless apico-alveolar groove continuant; in Lydian a voiceless apico- alveo-palatal groove continuant [= s] . y sh a voiceless apico-alveopalatal groove continuant [= s]. v s a voiceless corono-alveopalatal continuant; in Lydian a vh ...
J. P. Mallory, Douglas Q. Adams, 1997
6
Introduction to Bio-Ontologies
For instance, you, dear reader, are a continuant, and have preserved your identity despite the fact that you have changed in many ways small and large since you were born.3 The BFO defines three main classes of continuant. An Independent ...
Peter N. Robinson, Sebastian Bauer, 2011
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Voice and Articulation
/3/ la! plosive plosive plosive plosive continuant fricative continuant fricative continuant fricative continuant continuant fricative continuant fricative continuant fricative sibilant continuant fricative sibilant continuant fricative sibilant continuant  ...
Kenneth Crannell, 2011
8
Language and Thought in Development: Cross-linguistic Studies
only half of the outputs for [continuant] was near 1 .0, while the other half was .06 or less. This indicates that the feature [continuant] was often mismapped as being off. That [continuant] was consistently accurately mapped as on in the JE model ...
Peter Broeder, Jaap Murre, 1999
9
Phonology: Critical Concepts in Linguistics
On the other hand, for a doubly articulated stop consonant like /kp/. the feature [- continuant] is attached both to the tongue body and to the lips. In the case of most clicks, a complete closure is made by raising the tongue body, and a complete ...
Charles W. Kreidler, 2001
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The Essentials of Phonetics: Containing the Theory of a ...
3is inijal efect wil, ov cors, be diferent fer eq diferent vsel and fer eq diferent continuant, becez At limits ov At transijunal con- figurajunz wil be diferent in eq cas. Tt wud be elso, strictli specin, diferent acerdin tui de proporjun hwiq A P barz tui ...
Alexander John Ellis, 1848

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTINUANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term continuant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lisez les premières pages de « Voir son steak comme un animal …
Boycotter la viande tout en continuant à acheter des produits d'origine animale, c'est donc ignorer la réalité de l'élevage, et ce même dans les ... «Vegemag, Jul 15»
2
Festival des musiques sacrées du monde
C'est ainsi que j'ai créé mon propre style, tout en continuant à chanter du flamenco. Sans Bebo Valdés, cette inspiration aurait-elle été possible ... «Le Monde des Religions, Jun 15»
3
La démocratisation par la démocratie numérique?
La pratique régulière du Web pousse ainsi à plus de superficialité : l'esprit continuant à être distrait, dispersé, déconcentré. Pas de quoi aider, ... «L'Économiste, Jun 15»
4
Alexandre Tagliani renoue avec le succès après sept ans d'attente
«Ce que j'ai fait, tout en continuant néanmoins de doubler mes adversaires. Ma voiture était parfaite et j'ai su éviter les pièges jusqu'à la fin.». «Le Journal de Montréal, Jun 15»
5
L'Éternité libérale
De crainte d'un PQ qui monte avec PKP, on fera au moins semblant de se préoccuper de la langue... tout en continuant sans doute, comme ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jun 15»
6
Émilie de Secret Story métamorphosée
Sa silhouette est désormais incomparable à celle d'il y a quelques mois, le tout en continuant de passer du temps avec ses enfants, comme le ... «7sur7, Jun 15»
7
Riyad Mansour : « Reconnaître la Palestine, un investissement pour …
L'annonce n'est pas officielle mais les fuites venant du Conseil révolutionnaire du Fatah signifient avant tout les tensions continuant à exister ... «L'Humanité, Jun 15»
8
Coincés par Terre-Neuve
En continuant de nous tourner les pouces, nous subirons tous les coûts environnementaux des opérations pétrolières, mais tournerons le dos ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jun 15»
9
ZTE s'attend à tripler ses ventes de téléphone intelligent en Russie …
Tout en continuant de travailler avec des partenaires de distribution locaux en Russie, ZTE investit massivement dans la promotion de sa ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
10
Le plus petit lecteur de badges est désormais disponible en deux …
... et les mots de passe pour accéder à de multiples applications est supprimée, tout en continuant à respecter les politiques de sécurité. «Business Wire, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Continuant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/continuant>. May 2024 ».
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