approximant
apʁɔksimɑ̃
Definition

Definition of approximant - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

phonétiqueTECH.consonne produite par rapprochement des organes sans friction ni blocageTECH.
  • Les sons [j] et [w] sont des approximants en français.

Adjective

phonétiqueTECH.consonne produite par rapprochement des organes sans friction audibleTECH.
  • La consonne [w] est une approximant labio-vélaire.
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Origin of approximant

latin, approximare (rendre proche) + -ant (part.)

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approximanteadj.
linguistique
forme féminine de approximant

Examples of approximant in a sentence

  • Cette langue possède plusieurs approximantes nasales.
  • En français, le [j] est une consonne approximant palatale.
  • Cette langue utilise plusieurs consonnes approximant difficiles à distinguer pour les débutants.

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  1. English:approximant, ...
  2. German:Approximant, approximant, ...
  3. Italian:approssimante, ...
  4. Spanish:aproximante, ...
  5. Portuguese:aproximante, ...
  6. Chinese:近音, 近似音的, ...
  7. Japanese:接近音, 接近音の, ...
  8. Arabic:صَوْت تَقَارُبِي, مُقَارِب, ...
  9. Hebrew:עִצּוּר קָרוֹב, קָרוֹב, ...
  10. Russian:аппроксимант, аппроксимантный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:апроксімант, апроксимантний, ...
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