approximant

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə prok′sə mənt)


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ap•prox•i•mant  (ə prok′sə mənt),USA pronunciation n. [Phonet.]
  1. Phoneticsan articulation in which one articulator is close to another, but not sufficiently so to form a stop or a fricative.
  2. Phoneticsa sound characterized by such an articulation, as (w), (y), (r), (l), or a vowel.
  • approxim(ate) + -ant

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