SLIT FRICATIVE


Meaning of SLIT FRICATIVE in English

Phonet.

a fricative, as /f/ or /th/ , in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit. Cf. groove fricative .

[ 1950-55 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .