approximante

apʁɔksimɑ̃t

approximants

Definition

Definition of approximante - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

phonétique

TECH.

consonne produite sans friction ni fermeture complète des organes

TECH.

Le [w] et le [j] sont des approximantes en français.

Adjective, feminine

parole

TECH.

qui décrit un son produit avec peu d'obstacle

TECH.

Cette consonne approximante est difficile à prononcer.

vocalique

estimation

Rare

qui se rapproche d'une valeur sans l'atteindre

Rare

La date approximante reste à confirmer.

approchant

approximatif

linguistique

TECH.

forme féminine de approximant

TECH.

Une valeur approximante est acceptable.

forme féminine

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Origin of approximante

latin, approximans (s'approchant) + -ante (part.)

Examples of approximante in a sentence

Le professeur explique la différence entre une fricative et une approximante.
En français, le [ʁ] est souvent classé comme consonne approximante.
Cette langue possède une série d'occlusives et une seule consonne approximante.
approximante
Approximante, la transcription phonétique devient plus précise.
Cette consonne approximante est difficile à distinguer pour les débutants.

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English:approximant, glide-like, ...
German:Approximant, approximantisch, ...
Italian:approssimante, semivocale, ...
Spanish:aproximante, semiconsonántico, ...
Portuguese:aproximante, aproximativo, ...
Chinese:近音, 近音的, ...
Japanese:接近音, 近接音の, ...
Arabic:صامت تقاربي, مُقَارِب, ...
Hebrew:עִצּוּר קָרוֹב, מִתְקָרֵב, ...
Russian:аппроксимант, аппроксимантная, ...
Ukrainian:апроксимант, апроксимантний, ...
Catalan:aproximant, aproximat, ...
Danish:approksimant, halvvokalisk, ...
Dutch:approximant, benaderend, ...
Greek:προσεγγιστικό, προσεγγιστικός, ...
Hungarian:approximáns, közelítő, ...
Khmer:ព្យញ្ជនៈអាប្រូស៊ីម៉ង់, អាប្រូស៊ីម៉ង់, ...
Korean:근접음, 근사음의, ...
Polish:aproksymanta, aproksymantyczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):aproximante, aproximativa, ...
Romanian:aproximantă, aproximativă, ...
Swedish:approximant, ungefärlig, ...
Thai:เสียงแอพโพรซิมานต์, แบบใกล้ชิด, ...
Turkish:yaklaşan ünsüz, yaklaşık ünsüz, ...
Vietnamese:phụ âm xát gần, tiếp cận, ...

approximant

apʁɔksimɑ̃

Definition of approximant - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

phonétique

TECH.

consonne produite par rapprochement des organes sans friction ni blocage

TECH.

Les sons [j] et [w] sont des approximants en français.

Adjective

phonétique

TECH.

consonne produite par rapprochement des organes sans friction audible

TECH.

La consonne [w] est une approximant labio-vélaire.

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Origin of approximant

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

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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English:approximant, ...
German:Approximant, approximant, ...
Italian:approssimante, ...
Spanish:aproximante, ...
Portuguese:aproximante, ...
Chinese:近音, 近似音的, ...
Japanese:接近音, 接近音の, ...
Arabic:صَوْت تَقَارُبِي, مُقَارِب, ...
Hebrew:עִצּוּר קָרוֹב, מְקוֹרָב, ...
Russian:аппроксимант, аппроксимантный, ...
Ukrainian:апроксімант, апроксимантний, ...
Catalan:aproximant, ...
Danish:approksimant, ...
Dutch:approximant, ...
Greek:προσεγγιστικό, προσεγγιστικός, ...
Hungarian:approximáns, közelítő, ...
Khmer:អាប្រូស៊ីម៉ង់, អាប្រូកស៊ីម៉ង់, ...
Korean:근접음, ...
Polish:aproksymant, aproksymantyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):aproximante, ...
Romanian:aproximantă, aproximant, ...
Swedish:approximant, som uttalas med talorganen nära varandra utan hörbar friktion, ...
Thai:เสียงแอพโพรซิมานต์, เสียงกึ่งเปิด, ...
Turkish:yaklaşan ünsüz, yaklaşan, ...
Vietnamese:phụ âm tiếp cận, bán xát, ...

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Definition of approximante - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Adjective, feminine

Origin of approximante

Terms related to approximante

Examples of approximante in a sentence

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Definition of approximant - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Adjective

Origin of approximant

Terms related to approximant

Examples of approximant in a sentence

View all translations of approximant

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