continuant

kənˈtɪnjuənt

Definition

Definition of continuant - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

sustained

Rare

continuing without interruption or pause

Rare

The continuant noise was quite distracting.

ceaseless

unbroken

uninterrupted

phonetics

TECH.

relating to a speech sound allowing continuous airflow

TECH.

The fricative sound is a continuant.

fricative

sibilant

Noun

phonetics

TECH.

speech sound with continuous airflow

TECH.

The sound 's' is a continuant.

fricative

sibilant

ontology

TECH.

entity persisting through time

TECH.

In ontology, a continuant remains unchanged.

endurant

mathematics

TECH.

determinant from a tridiagonal matrix

TECH.

The continuant helps solve the matrix equation.

determinant

matrix

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continuant consonant

consonant sound made without stopping airflow

The 's' in 'sun' is a continuant consonant.

Origin of continuant

Latin, continuare (to continue)

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sonorant

linguistics

frictionless continuant or nasal sound

Examples of continuant in a sentence

Her continuant efforts led to a breakthrough.
The vowel sound in 'see' is a continuant.
In linguistics, a continuant sound is crucial for analysis.
In linguistics, 'm' is considered a continuant.
The teacher explained that 'v' is a voiced continuant.
A continuant is essential in philosophical discussions.

The concept of a continuant challenges our understanding of change.
Calculating the continuant was crucial for the solution.
The continuant simplifies the complexity of the matrix.

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French:continu, son continu, ...
German:andauernd, Fortis, ...
Italian:continuo, continuante, ...
Spanish:continuo, continuante, ...
Portuguese:contínuo, som contínuo, ...
Chinese:持续的, 连续音, ...
Japanese:持続的な, 持続音, ...
Arabic:مُسْتَمِرّ, صوت مستمر, ...
Hebrew:מַתְמִיד, צְלִיל רָצִיף, ...
Russian:непрерывный, фрикативный, ...
Ukrainian:тривалий, безперервний звук, ...
Hindi:सतत, निरंतर ध्वनि, ...
Bengali:অবিচ্ছিন্ন, ধ্বনিতত্ত্বের ধ্বনি, ...
Catalan:continu, so continu, ...
Czech:nepřetržitý, kontinuanta, ...
Danish:vedvarende, kontinuerlig lyd, ...
Dutch:aanhoudend, blijvend iets, ...
Greek:συνεχής, συνεχής ήχος, ...
Hungarian:folyamatos, réshang, ...
Khmer:បន្តជាប់គ្នា, សូរសព្ទដែលខ្យល់ហូរចេញជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, ...
Korean:지속적인, 지속음, ...
Persian:پایدار, صدای پیوسته, ...
Polish:nieprzerwany, byt, ...
Portuguese (BR):contínuo, som continuante, ...
Romanian:continuu, entitate persistentă, ...
Swedish:ihållande, frikativt ljud, ...
Thai:ต่อเนื่อง, เสียงต่อเนื่อง, ...
Turkish:sürekli, süreklidir, ...
Vietnamese:liên tục, âm liên tục, ...

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Definition of continuant - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Noun

Expressions with continuant

Origin of continuant

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Terms with continuant included in their meaning

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