fricative

n. உராய்வொலி, உராய்வு மெய்யெழுத்து, நெருக்கமான சந்துவழியாக மூச்சின் அழுத்தம் ஏற்படுவதால் உண்டாகும் மெய்யெழுத்து, (பெ.) உராய்வதால் உண்டாகிற.

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Fric"a*tive, a. Etym: [See Frication.] (Phon.) Defn: 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. -- n. Defn: A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 197-206, etc.

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